The Merger of the Halifax and Leeds Building Societies. Case A: Why Merge?
Publication Year
1998
Abstract
Case A establishes the background for the problems of mergers illustrated in the video tape of the major actors and discussed in Case B. Case A is designed to provide the context for a merger in the mid 90's in the UK. However, the learning intended is not limited by location.
Topic List
Merging two Service Firms, Strategic Objectives, Cultures of two Firms, Planning the Merger
Industry
Building Society/Banking
Publication Event Date
1994-1995
LBS Case Number
CS-97-015
Location
Leeds/Halifax - UK
Publication Organisation Size
20,000 Employees
Project Funder
Inquire-Europe
Publication Research Centre
Institute of Finance and Accounting
Available on ECCH
No
