Cahoots: An Impact Study of Mergers and Acquisitions in India

Authors

Divya Khatter
Dyal Singh College (M), University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Priyanka Yadav
Dyal Singh College (M), University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Synopsis

The present study is conducted as an effort to identify the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the financial performance of selected Indian firms. The Study is conducted on a sample of 50 companies that got merged in the financial year 2014-2015. These companies belong to various industries. Study is mainly based on secondary data collected using CMIE database, BSE, NSE and financial statements of the companies. The study tests the hypothesis by making a comparison between the pre-merger and post- merger financial performance of the merged companies using paired sample t-test after checking test assumptions.

ICIBM2020
Published
January 16, 2020