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What does it mean to vertically integrate? Give example pls

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A company that operates oil/gas rigs in the Permian Basin (upstream) buys an LNG and Oil export terminal in Houston (midsteam), and merges with a gas station company (downstream.

A Car Manufacturer like GM buys an OEM (original equiment manufacturer) and a car dealership.

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You can self learn here. There is tons of literature on this on investopedia & youtube. 

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It means a company buys another business up or down the value chain. E.g. A suger refinery buying the sugar cane farms to secure long-term supply (up), or a chocolate factory (down).

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