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Case
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Reference no. 302-029-1
Published by: INSEAD
Published in: 2002
Length: 16 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

This is part of a case series. Case (A) traces the regionalisation strategy of SingTel (Singapore's incumbent telco), through a series of alliances and minority acquisitions, to the point of its first controlling acquisition - the takeover of Optus (Australia's number two operator), in August 2001. Two prominent bids had failed just 12 months earlier and a positive result in Australia was required to raise the company's profile on the pan-Asian platform - and beyond. Despite a number of minority acquisitions in the Asia Pacific region, Optus was the first foreign carrier of which SingTel had control.
Location:
Size:
USD22 billion market capital, 134,000 employees
Other setting(s):
2001

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Abstract

This is part of a case series. Case (A) traces the regionalisation strategy of SingTel (Singapore's incumbent telco), through a series of alliances and minority acquisitions, to the point of its first controlling acquisition - the takeover of Optus (Australia's number two operator), in August 2001. Two prominent bids had failed just 12 months earlier and a positive result in Australia was required to raise the company's profile on the pan-Asian platform - and beyond. Despite a number of minority acquisitions in the Asia Pacific region, Optus was the first foreign carrier of which SingTel had control.

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Location:
Size:
USD22 billion market capital, 134,000 employees
Other setting(s):
2001

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