The dynamics of preemptive and follower investments with overlapping ownership. (English) Zbl 1475.91398
Summary: We study how overlapping ownership affects investments in a preemption race with market uncertainty. Internalization of rival payoffs delays follower entry if product market effects are moderate, implying longer incumbency which intensifies the race to lead. Preemptive and follower investment thresholds increase with volatility as in standard real option models but firm value can decrease, and greater volatility makes internalization more profitable. From a welfare perspective there is a tradeoff between a dynamic benefit and a static cost of overlapping ownership. Whereas it is socially optimal not to have any overlapping ownership in some markets, at low volatility levels we find firms have an insufficient incentive to internalize.
MSC:
| 91G50 | Corporate finance (dividends, real options, etc.) |
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