Investment and Finance Conference Asia to debate M&A opportunities

The Finance and Investment Conference, to debate TMT M&A opportunities, will be held on November 3-4 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore, Asia. The conference, hosted by TMT Ventures, will bring together senior executives from telecom operators with investment bankers, investors and professional advisers to debate international strategy, financing and partnership opportunities.

Amongst the key speakers are Jamal Jarwan, Group Chief International Investments Officer, Etisalat Group; Loo Cheng Chuan, Director (NBN), SingTel; Shashank Singh, Partner, Apax Partners; Sandip Das, CEO, Maxis Communications; Ghassan Hasbani, CEO, STC International; Gautam Saxena, Head of Asia Telecom and Media, Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Arjun Soota, Managing Director, Telecoms Group, Standard Chartered; and Stephen Ho, Head of TMT Asia, DBS Group.

“M&A activity in Asian telecoms will accelerate this year as regional telcos look to acquire market share and increase profitability in the world’s most exciting growth markets,” explained Dominic Lowndes, Managing Director of BroadGroup TMT Ventures, the conference organisers. “Consolidation in Indonesia, India, Thailand and Vietnam is a likely scenario given the number of operators fighting for market share. Infrastructure asset sales and bolt on acquisitions will also provide telcos with increased revenue and profitability opportunities”.

The Finance and Investment Conference 2010 will include:
•Next Generation NBN Investment Opportunities – hosted by KPMG and including the leading players involved in the Singapore network.

•The M&A Advisers Panel featuring leading international investment banking and legal advisers.

•The Telecom Leadership Round Table chaired by Booz & Company and featuring CEOs and CFOs from Maxis, Etisalat, STC International and several other leading operators to be announced shortly.

•Mobile Broadband Asia – The Technology Investment Debate

•Cloud Computing and Mobile Payments Sessions

•The Financing Panel – Accessing Equity and Debt Capital

The global conference series is internationally renowned as the premier networking event for financing telecoms in emerging markets, and will also see International and regional media in attendance.

Visit http://www.tmtfinance.com/asia/ to find further information about M&A opportunities in Asia, sponsorship and speaking opportunities, or alternatively, email enquiries@tmtfinance.com

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