Can SingTel work with Optus? Some critics think not

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Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) is acquiring Cable and Wireless Optus Ltd. of Australia, and analysts wonder whether the differing corporate cultures and management styles of the two companies will mesh adequately. SingTel is somewhat conservative due to its 78% government ownership, and Optus is known for its free-spirited staff.

Author: Witcher, S. Karene, Borsuk, Richard, Webb, Sara, Luh, Shu Shin
Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
Singapore, Management dynamics, Management, Intercultural communication, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

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Bids for Australia's Optus show 'all the risk on downside.'(Brief Article)

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Cable and Wireless Optus, Australia's number two mobile telephone company, is being sold in a deal that is expected to have questionable benefits for investors. Cable and Wireless, the UK firm that owns 52.5% of the Australian firm, is being asked by shareholders to rethink its strategy.

Author: Day, Phillip
Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
United Kingdom, COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Financial analysis, Brief Article, Cable & Wireless PLC

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Telkom offer angers bankers

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PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's sale of 4.15% of its shares to Deutsche Morgan Grenfell and PT Makindo drew bitter criticism from failed bidders. Investment bankers complained that only one formal offer was presented during the placement despite a number of proposals submitted. They also claimed that the deal demanded unwritten conditions which included the placement of a major portion of the deal with an Indonesian businessman.

Author: Borsuk, Richard, Webb, Sara
Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 1996
Evaluation, Securities, Buy-sell agreements, P.T. Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk

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Subjects list: Australia, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd.
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