%0 Book
%A Joachim Vogt
%D 2011
%C Berlin, Germany
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 9783653005738
%T Value Creation within the Construction Industry
%B A Study of Strategic Takeovers
%R 10.3726/978-3-653-00573-8
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1044295
%X Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) are important strategic business options for corporations. Yet, the understanding of industry-specific drivers of M&A transactions is more than limited. Characterized by highly fragmented markets, cross-company production structures and increasing international business scope, the construction industry represents an attractive field of research to address questions on M&A motives. Based on comprehensively selected datasets and state-of-the-art empirical methods, the study illustrates the motives, the strategy and the effects of M&A transaction within the construction industry. Overall the analyzed M&A transactions tend to lead to an increase of corporate wealth. Important factors for a positive development comprise the peculiarities of the construction industry, the general market conditions and the nature of many takeovers. Still, the M&A transactions may also cause significant value destruction and may even lead to a failure of a company if an inappropriate strategy is applied.
%K M&A Success Determinants, Corporate Finance, Strategic Mergers & Acquisition, Value Deterioration
%G English