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Could Airtel finally acquire Access Kenya?
Surealligator
#1 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:58:39 PM
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Kai Uwe Wulff thinks Bharti will buy out Access Kenya. I argue that for that to happen, shareholders must approve the same. There would also be a process that can take six months or more and on a worst scenario backfire and burn everyone as Safcom would have raided Access Kenya's turf especially on corporate clients.


Otherwise, as things stand out now, Access Kenya is minced meat.


Any word out there on the acquisition?


By the way, he has left KDN for Altec Stream East Africa. I understand he was against diversion of funds (by the largest shareholder) for personal use while books indicated the same as company expenditure.


So if you are still holding on to some specific shares, woe onto you unless you are comfortable speculating.


A question he posed to me was, 'A 14" Yana tyre goes for 8,000 Ksh while other imported tyres go for 4,500 Ksh. Ppl still buy Yana as more cars hit the road. How comes Sameer never makes astronomical profits even when sales are good?
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muganda
#2 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:05:29 PM
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@Surealligator, sure sure?
Good move for Access knowing they'd been reported to be looking for a suitor ages ago.

But is it just a personal opinion or he's heard something definite?

Official position is always so...
http://www.cio.co.ke/Mai...q-says-accesskenya.html
KenyanLyrics
#3 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:01:14 PM
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This is quite a misleading headline. Anyway, if it were true, this would be a big blunder, akin to when Access themselves bought OpenView systems for 200m
Wa_ithaka
#4 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:11:01 PM
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Surealligator - Wasa kutafuta safe exit for your folly in buying AccessK at Ksh18
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#5 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:43:05 PM
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KenyanLyrics wrote:
This is quite a misleading headline. Anyway, if it were true, this would be a big blunder, akin to when Access themselves bought OpenView systems for 200m

indeed misleading.
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#6 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:47:22 PM
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Keep some of this dreams to yourself.
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 3:02:34 PM
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Buying access is like buying AOL...useless
Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 3:13:47 PM
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With all due respect, i wish you had thought about the headline first!
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muganda
#9 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 4:59:23 PM
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When I was a young man, it was so difficult to read the fairer folk. Does she like me? Am I good company? Aaaaah just too toooo slow!

I always hated being slow, but I digress.
@surealligator I want to take a moment to thank you for Kai Wulff's sentiments - heck, who knows, time will tell Applause

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#10 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 5:22:25 PM
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Surealligator wrote:
Kai Uwe Wulff thinks Bharti will buy out Access Kenya. I argue that for that to happen, shareholders must approve the same. There would also be a process that can take six months or more and on a worst scenario backfire and burn everyone as Safcom would have raided Access Kenya's turf especially on corporate clients.


Otherwise, as things stand out now, Access Kenya is minced meat.


Any word out there on the acquisition?


By the way, he has left KDN for Altec Stream East Africa. I understand he was against diversion of funds (by the largest shareholder) for personal use while books indicated the same as company expenditure.


So if you are still holding on to some specific shares, woe onto you unless you are comfortable speculating.


A question he posed to me was, 'A 14" Yana tyre goes for 8,000 Ksh while other imported tyres go for 4,500 Ksh. Ppl still buy Yana as more cars hit the road. How comes Sameer never makes astronomical profits even when sales are good?



This would be the best news for AK.... knowing mergers and acquisitions, its the best thing that could happen to AK...
KenyanLyrics
#11 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:02:29 PM
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But that's exactly why the deal won't happen. Too much upside for AK, it wouldn't be a fair deal. Unless Airtel is feeling characteristically bullish...
erifloss
#12 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:59:44 PM
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KulaRaha wrote:
Buying access is like buying AOL...useless

They should ask time warner.....hehehe
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#13 Posted : Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:33:52 PM
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So, suppose this was to happen, how much in per share terms will Airtel pay? Given that we are around 13, can I say 16 will be generous enough?
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#14 Posted : Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:50:47 PM
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#15 Posted : Thursday, August 18, 2011 5:52:14 PM
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I love Kai...hope he's not wazua fun...wouldnt like him to see this message...
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#16 Posted : Thursday, August 18, 2011 5:58:36 PM
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lovely2010 wrote:
I love Kai...hope he's not wazua fun...wouldnt like him to see this message...


smile Applause

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#17 Posted : Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:33:51 PM
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They have been contracted to provide backhaul support, not purchased. Get your facts right..
http://www.businessdaily...90/-/s6179q/-/index.html
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#18 Posted : Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:04:21 PM
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Kris Senanu indicated that any deal will have to wait till the share price hits at least 19 bob. A long way still to go...
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#19 Posted : Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:36:08 PM
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@ gg . It was just normal business.stop exciting us.
As for the stock price. The current price squeeze i am seeing on the charts isnt encouraging. If it hits sub 3 bob -my prayer actually- atleast i knew y !! Hahahaha.
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#20 Posted : Friday, August 19, 2011 3:36:27 PM
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I almost fell off my seat on reading the title of this thread...
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