Maxis Share Up On Merger Rumour
Maxis Share Up On Merger Rumour
Shares in Maxis went up 1.44% to 3.52 at midday after rumours appeared in the international media that main shareholders of Maxis and U Mobile have been in discussion of a possible acquisition deal.
据国际媒体报道，Maxis的主要股东和U Mobile一直在商讨可能的收购交易，午间时股价上涨1.44％，达到3.52。
Yesterday, (16 July), foreign media reported that Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan the main owner of Maxis Berhad had offered to Tan Sri Vincent Tan of U Mobile to acquire U Mobile for an undisclosed amount. However, in a later report it was revealed that Vincent Tan had rejected the offer and said he will be floating his telecommunication entity end of this month instead.
据外媒报道，Maxis Berhad主要股东Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan已向U Mobile的Tan Sri Vincent Tan提出以保密的金额收购U Mobile。但随后的一份报告揭示，Vincent Tan已拒绝了这一提议，并表示他将于本月底推出自己的电信实体。
The acquisition talk comes after all mobile network operators signed the share sale agreement with Digital Nasional Berhad for 5G and will be looking to form alliances for the second 5G network. Currently, CelcomDigi plays a dominant role as the largest MNO in the country after they merged which had left Maxis in an awkard position, the merger rumour could be an avenue for Tan Sri Ananda to regain a stronghold and give CelcomDigi some competition.
收购谈判是在所有移动网络运营商与Digital Nasional Berhad签署5g销售协议之后进行的，并将寻求联盟组建第二个5g网络。目前，CelcomDigi成为了该国最大的移动网络运营商，占据主导地位，而合并后留下Maxis处于尴尬的地位，这场合并谣言可能是Tan Sri Ananda重新夺回地位、给CelcomDigi带来一些竞争的途径。
U Mobile has supposedly 8.5 million subscriber base and is known for its strong prepaid market.
据称U Mobile拥有850万用户基础，以其强大的预付费市场而著称。