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Merger & Alliances - STANDARD CHARTERED
Merger & Alliances - STANDARD CHARTERED
MB-10-04
Acquisitions on the other hand refer to processes in
which one company buys the other company.
In such a situation the buying company absorbs the
MB-10-42
Union Bank was
established in 1991
Had its headquarters in
Karachi, Pakistan.
Prior to the
acquisition/merger with
Standard Chartered
Bank.
It was Pakistan's eighth largest bank
Had 65 branches in some 22 cities
About US$2 billion in assets
About 400,000 customers
Was a local private bank
Shaukat Tareen was the owner of Union Bank at that
time
In 2000,it acquired Bank of America's operations in
Pakistan.
In July 2001,signed an Independent Operator
agreement for American Express Cards in Pakistan.
In 2002, acquired the operations in Pakistan of
Emirates Bank International .
This purchase helped Union Bank become one of the
larger private banks in the market of Pakistan.
In 2006, Standard chartered purchased Union bank for
$32billion that was 500% more than value of Union
Bank. The merged bank is named Standard Chartered
Bank (Pakistan) and now is Pakistan's sixth
MainlyUnder law’s of Pakistan in 2005 it was a
necessary condition that a bank must have more
than 100 branches network and the paid-up-capital
must be at least $5 billion.
In2005, at its high boom period standard chartered
bank offered it a deal of $32 billion which was
almost 500% more than its actual price value of $4
billion.
Saqib Ihsan
MB-10-35
Standard Chartered is one of the largest
international Bank in Pakistan.
After the acquisition of Union Bank in
September 2006, the new entity Standard
Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited was
incorporated in Pakistan on 30 December 2006.
50 branches
over 10,000 employees in its
Pakistan operations
4000 permanent employees
network of over 165 branches in
Pakistan
Total branches in Multan are 3
At international level its Head office is in London.
In Pakistan the Head office of standard chartered is in
Karachi
Standard chartered have almost 20 regions in Pakistan
Regions are sub-divided into 3 sub-continent
Hafiz Muzmmil Hussain
MB-10-41
This stage includes:
- Identifying reasons for the M & A
- Forming M & A team/leader
- Searching for potential partners
- Selecting a partner
- Cultural assessment
- Planning for managing the process of the M/A
The acquisition of Union Bank will make SC one of
largest bank in Pakistan by market share of assets…so
its on sixth position in Pakistan.
MB-10-38
Activities involved are:
- Solidifying leadership and staffing
- Assessing the new strategies and structures
- Assessing the new culture
- Creating and evaluating a new structure
- The concerns of all stakeholders need to be addressed
and satisfied
- The new entity must learn
Training was given to employees
Paid better pay structures and bonuses to the employees
for good progresses.
Mutual decision makings, that who would remain and
who will be sent to other branches.
Acquired bank management remained in the same
branches.
No discrimination among UB and SCB employees
which helped to avoid any cultural clashes.
Muhammad Altaf
MB-10-31
Combining operations may result in
◦ Resistance from rank-and-file employees
◦ Hard-to-resolve conflicts in management styles and corporate
cultures
◦ Tough problems of integration
◦ Greater-than-anticipated difficulties in
Achieving expected cost-savings
Sharing of expertise
Achieving enhanced competitive capabilities
They face problems in maintaining accounts because both
banks have different criteria's of maintain accounts.
MB-10-72
UBL & U-fone signed an
agreement to formalize an
upcoming marketing initiative
for UBL credit card customers
in a ceremony held in Karachi.