Case Analysis; Bank of America Acquisition of Merrill Lynch
Executive summary
Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch in 2008. There were challenges that followed the acquisition. The following paper is an analysis of some of the challenges that transpired at the time. There is the statement of the problem and a proposition on how the management can handle it. The paper then outlines what could have caused the problem and goes ahead to give solutions to those problems. There are the recommendations of how to permanently solve those problems at the end of the paper (Grant, 2016).
Background
Between the 13th and 14th of September 2008, the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch entered a deal which would see the former acquire the latter. It was one of the biggest deals to have ever happened in the corporate world. Despite the signing of the deal, there was a host of problems that followed it (Davis, 2008). There are questions that emerged later, and they still demand answers. The current paper seeks to identify the problems that emerged as a result of the acquisition and propose solutions.
Statement of the problem
Unhappy and unsatisfied employees of the two entities who feel they were not involved. Angry shareholders who want an explanation as to why things are the way they are. They do not understand why the share price is falling in the stock market (Davis, 2008).
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