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M & A’s : Do They Really Create Synergy – A Du Pont Analysis of Indian Firms | Original Article

Vinod M. Lakhwani*, Swati Tiwari, Vijay Singh, in Shodhaytan | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

ABSTRACT:

Expansion & growth have always been corporate’starget area.To achieve this target corporate work on various ways and means, M&A’s (Mergers and Acquisitions) are a few of such means to attain both the objectives by many firms in varied sectors. The present study aims to assess the effect on financial performance of the companiesthat have done acquisitions in the financial year 2004-2005 by comparing before and after M&A Return on Assets (ROA) ratio as per Du Pont framework.