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Chapter 1 - Introduction_________________________________________________ 1.1 Aim of the study The aim and objective of this dissertation is to provide an insight into the dynamics of mergers and acquisitions, with a special emphasis of this phenomenon on the UK banking sector. The primary aim of this dissertation is to find out what motivates financial organisations to merge with or acquire similar organisations and what the exact degree of influence these motivations exert. Literature available on M&A activity is primarily based on data from United States or other developed countries. Secondary, the aim of this dissertation is to find out whether the motivations found to be behind the wave of consolidation in the financial sector also apply to the banking sector in the UK. The author aims to accomplish this with the help of case studies based on data from the recent acquisition of National Westminster bank by the Royal Bank of Scotland and...

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