Bharti Airtel increases stake in Bangladesh’s Robi Axiata
1 min read . Updated: 09 Jun 2020, 10:51 PM ISTFollowing the acquisition, Bharti Airtel’s stake in Robi Axiata increased to 31.3% from 25%
NEW DELHI : Bharti Airtel Ltd on Tuesday said its wholly-owned subsidiary Bharti International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd has bought an additional 6.3% stake in Bangladesh’s second-largest telecom operator Robi Axiata Ltd for an undisclosed amount from Japanese telecom major NTT Docomo Inc.
Bharti Airtel’s stake in Robi Axiata now stands at 31.3%. Malaysia-based Axiata Group Berhad owns the remaining 68.7% stake in the company.
The stake was acquired at a “mutually-agreed valuation", Bharti Airtel told the exchanges. “The said valuation is non-material and is not disclosed herein due to reasons of confidentiality," it said.
The deal precedes the Bangladesh-based telecom operator’s initial public offering (IPO) on the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges, the prospectus for which was filed in March. The stake sale also marked an exit for NTT Docomo. Robi Axiata’s larger rival Grameenphone Ltd is the only mobile operator listed on the country’s stock exchanges.
Axiata Group had in February said the subsidiary will go public with an IPO worth 5.24 billion Bangladeshi taka, or ₹465 crore, for a 10% stake.
Bharti Airtel had merged its Bangladesh-based unit with Robi Axiata in November 2016 to strengthen its position in the country’s mobile industry.
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