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Presentation on merger
of Prabhu Bank Ltd.
Presented by :
Kshitiz pokhrel
Introduction
• Prabhu bank is totally service oriented bank
• Located on Prabhu Building, Babarmahal Kathmandu, Nepal
• With a market capital of 4,140,000,000/-
• Prabhu bank formed after the merger between four financial
institution.
• It has 1135 staffers and 631000 customers
Exclusive Summaries
• The bank paid up capital of Rs:3.2 billion. Prabhu bank has 112
branches and 108 ATM counters across the country.
• It is one of the biggest mergers in Nepali finance
• Established in 2006 and is in operation to provide banking service
to the people
• mobilizing the idle fund to the productive sectors.
• This is a first financial institution authorized for Inward
Remittance Business in Nepal and finance for those who go for
foreign employment
Discription of business
• Prabhu shall provide Fast, Reliable and Secure Remittance as well
as banking services to our Customers.
• It run with a slogan ‘Your trust is our strength’.
• Established in 2006 and is in operation to provide banking service
to the people by mobilizing the idle fund to the productive
sectors.
Reason of merger
Reasons
of
merger
Improve
service
Future goal
Mutual
benefit
Maximising
profit
Risk
diversification
Goodwill
Merger can take place in a following way:
• By purchasing of assets
• By purchasing the common shares
• By exchanging the shares for assets
• By exchanging the shares for shares
Company
A
Company
B
Company
C
Benefit of merger
• Increase market share
• Economics of scale
• Profit for research and development
• Benefit on the account of tax shields like carried forward losses or
unclaimed depreciation.
• Reduction of competition .
Problem with merger
• Clash of corporate culture
• Increase the business complexity
• Employee may resistance to change.
Impact of merger
Impact of
merger
Impact on
worker
Impact on
shareholder
Impact on top
level
management
SWOT analysis

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Presentation on merger and acquition in nepal pravhu and kist

  • 1. Presentation on merger of Prabhu Bank Ltd. Presented by : Kshitiz pokhrel
  • 2. Introduction • Prabhu bank is totally service oriented bank • Located on Prabhu Building, Babarmahal Kathmandu, Nepal • With a market capital of 4,140,000,000/- • Prabhu bank formed after the merger between four financial institution. • It has 1135 staffers and 631000 customers
  • 3. Exclusive Summaries • The bank paid up capital of Rs:3.2 billion. Prabhu bank has 112 branches and 108 ATM counters across the country. • It is one of the biggest mergers in Nepali finance • Established in 2006 and is in operation to provide banking service to the people • mobilizing the idle fund to the productive sectors. • This is a first financial institution authorized for Inward Remittance Business in Nepal and finance for those who go for foreign employment
  • 4. Discription of business • Prabhu shall provide Fast, Reliable and Secure Remittance as well as banking services to our Customers. • It run with a slogan ‘Your trust is our strength’. • Established in 2006 and is in operation to provide banking service to the people by mobilizing the idle fund to the productive sectors.
  • 5. Reason of merger Reasons of merger Improve service Future goal Mutual benefit Maximising profit Risk diversification Goodwill
  • 6. Merger can take place in a following way: • By purchasing of assets • By purchasing the common shares • By exchanging the shares for assets • By exchanging the shares for shares Company A Company B Company C
  • 7. Benefit of merger • Increase market share • Economics of scale • Profit for research and development • Benefit on the account of tax shields like carried forward losses or unclaimed depreciation. • Reduction of competition .
  • 8. Problem with merger • Clash of corporate culture • Increase the business complexity • Employee may resistance to change.
  • 9. Impact of merger Impact of merger Impact on worker Impact on shareholder Impact on top level management

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. kist bank, prabhu development bank, Gaurisanker development bank, and zenith finance officially started its operation.
  2. deposit collection at Rs:32.39 billion ,while credit disbursement is Rs 23.78 billion. It has 1135 staffers and 631000 customers.