Indonesian telecom firms XL Axiata, Smartfren announce $6.5b merger

Indonesian telecom firms XL Axiata, Smartfren announce $6.5b merger

Indonesian telecom service providers PT XL Axiata Tbk, PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk, and PT Smart Telecom (SmartTel) have signed an agreement to merge into a new entity called PT XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera Tbk (XLSmart) at an enterprise valuation of 104 trillion rupiah ($6.5 billion), according to a statement on Wednesday.

Edited by: Joymitra Rai