• Jaheer Mukthar KP
• Binto Benny

In the present era of global economy, Mergers and Acquisitions have become the most widely used business strategy of corporate restructuring and strengthening to achieve greater market share, long term profitability, entering new markets, capitalizing on economies of scale etc. The effects of M&A on various parameters have already been analyzed by many that yielded mixed results. The present study investigates the effects of mergers and acquisitions on the financial performance of selected companies in India. It details about the net profit margin, return on assets, net interest margin, capital adequacy ratio etc. in the post-merger period. Hence through a pre and post-merger analysis the minute differences in the working efficiency of companies can be studied. The statistical findings of the ten mergers & acquisitions present a very tricky and rosy picture of success and failure. The post-merger impact upon many companies above is a mixture of both positive and negative. The impact of post-merger on Vodafone, Asian Paints and Hindalco has been negative. This implies that while some have managed to synergize the merger and able to integrate respective companies with dynamic leadership and determinism, certain others had to face huge loss due to mounting debt and other operational issues.

Pre merger, Post-merger, Financial performance, Profitability ratio, Acquisition

"Pre and Post merger Financial Performance: A case study of selected Indian companies ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 3, page no.1373-1385, March-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2003202.pdf

"Pre and Post merger Financial Performance: A case study of selected Indian companies ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 3, page no. pp1373-1385, March-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2003202.pdf