Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Entrepreneurship

Chapter

Enterprise growth Strategies

Question:
"RBC Centura acquired Eagle Bancshares Inc. Eagle Bancshares is headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia and has 283 workers. It has almost 90,000 accounts and looks after assets worth US $1.1 billion. Eagle Bancshares also holds the Tucker Federal Bank, which is one of the ten biggest banks in the metropolitan Atlanta region as far as deposit market share is concerned. One of the major benefits of this acquisition is that this acquisition enables the RBC to go ahead with its growth operations in the North American market. With the help of this acquisition RBC has got a chance to deal in the financial market of Atlanta , which is among the leading upcoming financial markets in the USA. This move would allow RBC to diversify its base of operations."
Which of the following type of merger is being discussed here?
Options:
Market Extension
Product Extension
Vertical Extension
Horizontal Extension
Correct Answer:
Market Extension
Explanation:
Market extension mergers : A market extension merger takes place between two companies that deal in the same products but in separate markets. The main purpose of the market extension merger is to make sure that the merging companies can get access to a bigger market and that ensures a bigger client base.