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TAV Airports Holding (A)

By: Juan Alcácer and Esel Çekin
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:34
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Abstract

This case explores the strategic options available to TAV Airports Holding, a Turkish firm, after it withdraws from a bid to build Istanbul's newest airport. The new airport would eventually replace Istanbul Atatürk Airport, where TAV makes 43% of its current revenue, and losing it will leave the company without a presence in its nation's largest city. TAV weighs four options: continue expanding internationally to the U.S. and other distant markets, buy an ownership stake in Istanbul's other remaining airport, diversify into related businesses, or seek out large infrastructure projects unrelated to airports. Will vertical or geographic diversification be more likely to ensure TAV's future?

Keywords

Strategy; Vertical Integration; Horizontal Integration; International Expansion; Infrastructure; Corporate Strategy

Citation

Alcácer, Juan, and Esel Çekin. "TAV Airports Holding (A)." Harvard Business School Case 715-449, June 2015.
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