Indonesia's tower operators are taking the opportunity to refinance their debts to avoid the rising interest rates that will likely increase over the next one year or so.
The three tower operators carrying out the refinancing are PT Tower Bersama Group, PT Sarana Menara Nusantara, and PT Solusi Tunas Pratama.
Tower Bersama announced that it had secured US$1.3 billion in new loans, involving $1 billion unsecured term revolving credit facilities and an additional $300million unsecured term credit facility. Banks involved are ANZ, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, BNP Paribas, CIMB Bank and CTBC Bank.
$900 million will be used to refinance its $2 billion syndicated loan while the remaining $400 million will be used for capex.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Garuda signs code-share agreement with Myanmar Airways
Indonesia's flagship carrier, Garuda Indonesia, has signed a code-share agreement with Myanmar Airways. Myanmar (or Burma) is located to the west of Thailand, bordering Bangladesh, India, China and Laos. The code-share agreement will enhance Garuda's network in Southeast Asia and also help to encourage further economic activity between Indonesia and Myanmar.
The code-share agreement means both carriers will connect passengers between Jakarta and Yangon through their hubs in Singapore and Bangkok respectively. The collaboration will start next month.
Around 55,000 passengers travel between Indonesia and Myanmar each year for business and pleasure.
The potential of Myanmar as a market for Garuda is also promising given that it is slowly opening up its economy. Myanmar has been slowly opening up to the world. Myanmar's new stock exchange, the Yangon Stock Exchange, will replace the Myanmar Securities Exchange Centre (MSEC) and is set to launch in October 2015 with three companies listed.
The code-share agreement means both carriers will connect passengers between Jakarta and Yangon through their hubs in Singapore and Bangkok respectively. The collaboration will start next month.
Around 55,000 passengers travel between Indonesia and Myanmar each year for business and pleasure.
The potential of Myanmar as a market for Garuda is also promising given that it is slowly opening up its economy. Myanmar has been slowly opening up to the world. Myanmar's new stock exchange, the Yangon Stock Exchange, will replace the Myanmar Securities Exchange Centre (MSEC) and is set to launch in October 2015 with three companies listed.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Blue Bird IPO raises $200 million
Indonesia's top taxi operator, Blue Bird, raised almost Rp2.4 trillion ($200 million) in its initial public offering. The amount raised was less than what was initially expected after Blue Bird had to contend with the weak market conditions.
This was its second attempt at IPO after its initial attempt in 2013 failed after regulatory approval was delayed due to a lawsuit against Blue Bird's President Director Purnomo Prawiro over share ownership and trademarks. This was a family dispute and Noni Purnomo believes that it is entirely a family dispute which should not disturb the company. A district court rejected the lawsuit in February, paving the way for the IPO to take place.
Blue Bird was founded by Noni's grandmother in 1972 and is named after a French fairy tale about a girl and a blue bird who worked tirelessly in search of happiness. The company now owns a around 30,000 strong fleet of taxis and is reputable and known for being clean and reliable.
The company still has room to grow. While Singapore has 5.3 taxis per 1000 residents, Jakarta has only 1.4 taxis per 1000 residents. With a growing middle class and the opening of Indonesia's economy to foreign investors, there is certainly room for growth.
The company plans to add to its total fleet by 20% each year. Its fleet of taxis is also far larger than its closest competitor, PT Express Transindo Utama (Express Group), which operates only 10,000 taxis.
Blue Bird is now listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) with ticker code "BIRD". The IPO price was Rp6,500.
This was its second attempt at IPO after its initial attempt in 2013 failed after regulatory approval was delayed due to a lawsuit against Blue Bird's President Director Purnomo Prawiro over share ownership and trademarks. This was a family dispute and Noni Purnomo believes that it is entirely a family dispute which should not disturb the company. A district court rejected the lawsuit in February, paving the way for the IPO to take place.
Blue Bird was founded by Noni's grandmother in 1972 and is named after a French fairy tale about a girl and a blue bird who worked tirelessly in search of happiness. The company now owns a around 30,000 strong fleet of taxis and is reputable and known for being clean and reliable.
The company still has room to grow. While Singapore has 5.3 taxis per 1000 residents, Jakarta has only 1.4 taxis per 1000 residents. With a growing middle class and the opening of Indonesia's economy to foreign investors, there is certainly room for growth.
The company plans to add to its total fleet by 20% each year. Its fleet of taxis is also far larger than its closest competitor, PT Express Transindo Utama (Express Group), which operates only 10,000 taxis.
Blue Bird is now listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) with ticker code "BIRD". The IPO price was Rp6,500.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Tower Bersama Infrastructure looking for US$1 billion financing
Tower Bersama Infrastructure (stock code: TBIG) which is publicly listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange has been reported to be looking for US$1 billion in multi-tenor financing. Reuters has reported that the Tower Bersama has approached its existing lenders for financing. Tower Bersama has not confirmed or deny the report.
This comes months after the company had secured a $300 million loan facility in July 2014. The earlier $300 million facility was sought to refinance the company's outstanding debts as well as to support its organic growth.
Tower Bersama has seen its stock surged over 50 percent this year, easily exceeding the Jakarta Composite Index's (JCI) two digit growth this year. A recent deal with Telkom for a swap in stake in Mitratel for Tower Bersama shares has seen Tower Bersama Indonesia's largest independent telecommunications tower provider. Shares of Tower Bersama closed at Rp 9,050 at Friday's close.
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