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Does vertical diversification create superior value? Evidence from the construction industry

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  • Raudszus, M.
  • Schiereck, D.
  • Trillig, J.

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The discussion of diversification discounts is one of the most controversial in corporate finance and strategic management. We are eager to reexamine this issue from the standpoint of vertical versus lateral diversification, and horizontal growth through construction industry M&A. We build on previous evidence of positive acquirer abnormal returns for vertical M&A, and we add new insight into stock return risk. Considering the high idiosyncratic risk levels of builders, we expect to find considerable informational content in systematic risk (beta) behavior, which has been neglected to date. In fact, we find that vertical M&A experience a negative asset beta shift, lateral M&A experience an increase in systematic risk, and only horizontal M&A exhibit no risk changes. Hence, our evidence on risk and previous evidence on return-induced wealth creation through vertical M&A shows that related industrial diversification is superior to unrelated—at least in the construction industry.

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  • Raudszus, M. & Schiereck, D. & Trillig, J., 2013. "Does vertical diversification create superior value? Evidence from the construction industry," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) 61788, Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL).
    • Handle: RePEc:dar:wpaper:61788
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