This case is about the merging of Bank One with JPMorgan Chase, to claim the second largest banking franchise in the United States. The case also talks about the banking industry at the time the case was written. The rationale for the deal of the merger is also discussed in detail.

This case deals with the largest merger in history -- the 1998 announcement of Citicorp and Travelers, Inc. to create the world’s largest financial services firm.

Challenge by an institutional investor to the control of one of the oldest and largest U.S. banking companies. How this challenge led to the merger of Chase with Chemical Bank.