The Effect of Merger on Deposit Money Banks Performance in the Nigerian Banking Industry

Ikpefan, Ochei Ailemen and Kazeem, Bayo Liafeez Oyero (2013) The Effect of Merger on Deposit Money Banks Performance in the Nigerian Banking Industry. Journal of Applied Finance & Banking, 3 (4). pp. 105-123. ISSN 1792-6580

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Abstract

The study objective gives an insight into the effectiveness of economic policy reforms in the Nigerian banking industry. This study examines the impacts of merger on deposit money banks performance in Nigeria between 2000 and 2009. The period was characterized by financial deregulation, the Global economic crisis, and bank restructuring programs. The panel data ordinary least squares approach is the methodology employed to investigate if there is any significant effect on the performance of banks from the pre to the post merger periods, in order to detect whether bank mergers produce any performance gains in the Nigerian banking industry. The evidence shows that merger created synergy as indicated by the statistically significant increasing post-merger financial performances although banks should not jump at any merging opportunity that offers itself because the exercise is not an opportunistic one. We therefore recommend that merger being a relatively new phenomenon in the Nigerian banking environment should be given more encouragement by the regulatory authorities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Merger, Performance, Deposit money banks
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2016 12:03
Last Modified:	22 Sep 2016 12:03
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/7247

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