We take a proactive approach in seeking new opportunities and growth areas to enhance shareholder value, strengthen our market position and create sustainable competitive advantages for our companies. We focus on growth in terms of internal value creation, as well as external opportunities. | |
Growth through value creation
| With years of direct operating and investment experience in mature and emerging markets, ST Telemedia is well positioned to help our companies define distinctive business models and efficiently direct resources to fuel the next level of growth. Our companies have drawn on our extensive entrepreneurial, transaction and telecommunications experience, as well as a wide network of strategic relationships to achieve enduring growth and market leadership. | | We are deeply-rooted in creating long-term and sustainable business growth in all of our companies. |
Our in-depth understanding of the fundamentals and drivers of value creation within our businesses and their vast competitive market-place allow us to be a useful resource in the formulation of our companies’ strategic road maps.
In a knowledge-driven business environment, we understand the need for collaboration within the group to gain sustainable advantages and maximise our fullest operational potential. As a strategic shareholder, we have a macro view of their businesses and actively help them to identify synergies such as scale and cost advantage, leveraging capabilities across a broader market base, product innovation and growth platforms.
Companies within our group also have access to systematic transfer of knowledge and skills for improved performance and financial discipline; inter-firm exchange of technological and operational know-how to shorten learning curves and accelerate time-to-market for new products and services. |  | Our success lie in our ability to recruit and retain global talents and forge strong partnerships. |
Growth through acquisitions and alliances
| ST Telemedia adopts a structured risk management evaluation process when considering any potential targets or alliances. The rigorous evaluation process may include assessing the company’s strategic fit with our business strategy, valuation and returns on investment, transaction upside, talent management, cultural fit, and potential operational synergies. | | We actively pursue growth opportunities that can strategically add breadth and depth to our competencies. |
We believe that substantial shareholder value is created not through the acquisition alone but through the realisation of the synergies from effective post-acquisition implementation.
As such, ST Telemedia’s dedicated implementation team is involved in the transaction process right from the beginning, together with the transaction team to ensure smooth implementation of the business plan once the transaction is consummated.
As of March 2007, ST Telemedia took on Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C as a partner through a shared ownership of ST Telemedia's mobile telecoms investment company Asia Mobile Holdings (AMH). Qtel - one of the largest telco operators in the Gulf - holds an approximate 25% equity stake in ST Telemedia's majority-held AMH. This alliance marks the next step in ST Telemedia's investment plans in the Asia-Pacific region while strengthening its existing operations with the shared knowledge and know-how of its new partner.
Together with Qtel, ST Telemedia will be seeking out new mobile opportunities in selected Asia-Pacific markets to create greater shareholder value and affirm its position as the region's leading info-communications company.
