Merger And Acquisition As A Way Out For Distress Bank “a Case Study Of United Bank For Africa”

ABSTRACT Prior to the recapitalization and reformation in the banking industry by Central Bank of  Nigeria (CBN), under the leadership of Prof. Charles Soludo, our  banking system has been in disarray.  It was engaged by incessant distress and failure.  The problem of bank distress and failure has pervaded the  Nigerian banking sector in recent time to such an extend that the problem has become a big challenge to regulatory and supervisory authorities, the government, the banking management and the general banking public.  This research was focused on the analysis of factors in the banking ind…