[kictanet] Access Kenya to be acquired by Dimension Data PLC

[Adam Nelson]

I think there needs to be a balance between regulating against abusive
monopolies and making sure companies are well enough capitalized to
implement best practices.

AccessKenya, after the acquisition, will not be a monopoly in most markets
in the country AFAIK and I'm pretty sure the regulators are strong enough
to prevent abuse.  Private lines are old fashioned and what I imagine
Dimension Data is thinking is that they can leverage legacy cash flow and
use the parent company's access to capital to invest in higher level
products to upsell to the existing customers.

I think more foreign investors with access to cheap capital will be doing
exactly the same thing over the coming years.

-Adam

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On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

> Indeed Tejpal. I agree with you - To an extent.
>
> There needs to be more vigilance from a regulatory perspective to stop
> anti-competitive practices taking root. A balance of sorts is critical to
> ensure that we don't go back to price fixing and other monopolistic
> tendencies.
>
>
> Ali Hussein
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> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
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> On May 7, 2013, at 8:00 AM, Tejpal Bedi <tej at bedi.bz> wrote:
>
> Good move for all, consolidation is inevitable in this industry.  Great
> Confidence for Kenya on Foreign Direct Investment..a boost for the new
> Government..
>
>
> On 6 May 2013 16:50, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Dimension Data will be paying 3.04B KES for Access Kenya…
>>
>> http://www.techcentral.co.za/didata-in-r326m-kenya-acquisition/40049/
>>
>> Great exit for all involved, I think…
>>
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>>
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