On The Present Situation And Countermeasures Of China's Joint - Stock Commercial Banks In International Mergers And Acquisitions

As special companies banks have been part of the last five M&A tides for onehundred years, and eventually become the key role. With the adjustment of the globaleconomic structure, economic globalization and integration deepening, as the core ofthe economies banks have used the M&A as the main development strategy for a longtime. After China entering the WTO, the bank industry not only faces goodopportunities but also great challenges. As the new-born force stock holdingcommercial banks face a more open and competitive situation both domestic andaboard. In this changing environment, stock holding commercial banks have to takethe development strategy seriously.This paper analyzes the characters of the past M&A, points out that stockholding commercial banks should make out the suitable strategies according to itsdeveloping levels while take those of foreign banks as reference. Through analyzingthe whole industry situation, the paper concludes that stock holding commercial banksshould strengthen the competitiveness and lay the emphasis on the banks' ownspecialities besides the M&A strategy. The story of Hong Kong and ShanghaiBanking Corporation and its M&A history is a great example of our stock holdingcommercial banks. The paper uses comparative analysis method and date analysis thatmakes it easier to compare.