Dual listed company structure

One option that may be available to the National Australia Bank (NAB), as part of its strategy of expansion in the UK market, is the adoption of a dual listed company (DLC) structure, Explain the nature of a DLC and examine the possible implications of the approach for the operations on the NAB.

Australian companies, particularly the larger multinational companies, are always seeking ways to expand their operations and find ways into new capital markets both nationally and internationally. Expansion strategies that are currently available to these companies include the merger and acquisition of not only domestic companies/competitors and assets, but also international ones. Companies that are in such positions are more often than not Australia's larger companies, with multinational operations and are at the forefront of their respective industries. However, the problems that face these companies in their plans for expansion are varied and multifaceted. One expansion strategy to...