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JurongW
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05-Feb-2026 13:56
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From CGSI - Reinforcing growth strategy with STT-GDC Reiterate Add on SingTel with a higher RNAV-derived TP of S$5.34 post acquisition of 25% stake in STT-GDC for S$740m announced on 4 Feb 2026. Acquisition provides SingTel with a long-term earnings growth driver with nearer-term opportunities from selective monetisation of STT-GDC&rsquo s assets. We raise our core net profit estimates for SingTel by 1.3%/1.7% for FY27F/ FY28F and lift our RNAV-derived TP by 2.7% to reflect the acquisition. |
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pursuer76
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05-Feb-2026 13:33
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how come dropped so much huh? isn' t it supposed to be a good deal?
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Delvyss
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05-Feb-2026 09:33
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RHB calls KKR-Singtel' s likely acquisition of STT GDC stake ' highly synergistic'https://www.theedgesingapore.com/capital/brokers-calls/rhb-calls-kkr-singtels-likely-acquisition-stt-gdc-stake-highly-synergistic |
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Delvyss
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05-Feb-2026 09:23
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DBS maintains $5.71 target price for Singtel following acquisition of STT GDC with KKRhttps://www.theedgesingapore.com/capital/brokers-calls/dbs-maintains-571-target-price-singtel-following-acquisition-stt-gdc-kkr |
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Joelton
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05-Feb-2026 09:22
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Why KKR, Singtel and GIC want Temasek-backed STT GDC The deal could potentially transform Singtel into a data centre powerhouse. [SINGAPORE] Temasek-backed data centre operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is being acquired by private equity firm KKR and local telco Singtel : Z74 +1.03% for S$6.6 billion. The deal, which was announced on Wednesday (Feb 4), also counts Singapore&rsquo s GIC and Abu Dhabi&rsquo s Mubadala as minority investors. The deal, which implies an enterprise value of S$13.8 billion for STT GDC, is one of Asia&rsquo s largest data centre transactions &ndash and could potentially transform Singtel into a data centre powerhouse. The Business Times examines what STT GDC is, what the deal means and why such big names have become involved. Over 100 data centres STT GDC was established in 2014 by ST Telemedia, which is wholly owned by Temasek, to build Singapore&rsquo s flagship data centres. Over the years, STT GDC has acquired stakes in data centre businesses overseas. It invested in UK data centre provider Virtus Data Centres in 2015 and acquired control of the company in 2017. It also bought majority stakes in Tata Communications&rsquo data centre businesses in India and Singapore in 2016 and 2017, respectively. STT GDC, which describes itself as one of the largest data centre operators in Asia, manages 100 such facilities in 20 markets, including Singapore, Malaysia and India in Asia, as well as the UK, Germany and Italy through its Virtus brand in Europe. Its total IT load capacity is over 2.3 gigawatts, according to its website. In Singapore, it operates six facilities with a capacity of over 110 megawatts. ST Telemedia owns about 82 per cent of STT GDC. KKR holds roughly 14.1 per cent and Singtel, which is majority-owned by Temasek, holds about 4.2 per cent. Through this deal, the consortium will be acquiring the remaining 82 per cent stake from STT GDC&rsquo s parent company ST Telemedia. Upon completion, private equity giant KKR and Singtel will own stakes of 75 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively, in the company, taking into account the conversion of existing redeemable preference shares that both companies hold in STT GDC. In June 2024, STT GDC, which offers colocation, connectivity and support services, raised S$1.75 billion from a KKR-led consortium with Singtel. The telco had invested about S$400 million then. Earlier that year, the data centre operator issued S$500 million in sustainability-linked perpetual securities with a coupon of 5.7 per cent. The deal is set to be the biggest leveraged data centre buyout deal since Blackstone&rsquo s A$24 billion (S$21 billion) acquisition of Australia&rsquo s AirTrunk in 2024. Impact of the deal The deal could strengthen Singtel&rsquo s regional data centre business and transform the telco into a data centre powerhouse with a global footprint, RHB said in a note on Feb 2. Investing in STT GDC could unlock benefits from growth in markets that Singtel does not have a data centre presence in, including the UK, Germany, India and parts of Asia, said DBS in a June 2024 report. The investment could enable Singtel&rsquo s data centre brand, Nxera, and STT GDC to &ldquo operate synergistically and present the option to merge in the longer term to create a global player with large scale&rdquo , DBS said. In September 2023, Singtel announced that KKR had agreed to buy a 20 per cent stake in Nxera for S$1.1 billion, giving the data centre business an enterprise value of S$5.5 billion. At that time, the telco spoke of plans to scale Nxera &ldquo into one of the region&rsquo s leading green and sustainable data centre platforms&rdquo . In a separate November 2025 report, DBS said the acquisition could combine STT GDC&rsquo s &ldquo huge scale&rdquo and Singtel&rsquo s expertise in the AI space. It noted that STT GDC&rsquo s data centre capacity is &ldquo much larger&rdquo than Singtel&rsquo s, which has a leg up in AI data centres. &ldquo We speculate that KKR...is trying to bring together renewable electricity power players and key data centre players, as power is a key constraint for data centre growth,&rdquo it added. KKR&rsquo s investments in the data centre infrastructure sector include US-headquartered data centre firm CyrusOne, European data centre firm Global Technical Realty, Middle East data centre platform Global Data Hub and CoolIT Systems, a provider of liquid cooling solutions in Canada. For Singtel, the transaction &ldquo resonates well with management&rsquo s focus on growing the RDC (regional data centre) business under the digital infrastructure company pillar &ndash a key growth engine&rdquo , said RHB. Currently, Singtel&rsquo s data centre arm &ndash Nxera &ndash has data centres operating in Singapore and Thailand, with upcoming ones in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its IT load is expected to increase from 200 megawatt (MW) in 2026, to over 400 MW in the mid term. For STT GDC, the deal is about unlocking capital. As the data centre operator&rsquo s head of investments, Michael Tanujaya, noted in late 2024, large private equity firms are ideal partners as they have been &ldquo sitting on dry powder for the longest time&rdquo and are now ready to deploy it into digital infrastructure. The term &ldquo dry powder&rdquo refers to money that investors have pledged but not yet used. KKR reported a record US$126 billion in unspent capital in its third-quarter earnings in November 2025. With KKR stepping up as a major shareholder, STT GDC will gain access to deeper private equity pockets, which are particularly useful in energy procurement, a critical bottleneck for data centres everywhere. |
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Joelton
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05-Feb-2026 09:21
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No longer a &lsquo boring&rsquo telco: Singtel&rsquo s multibillion-dollar data centre bet with KKR to power its transformation By teaming up with KKR to take a controlling stake in STT GDC, the telco is moving from the regional league to the global main stage [SINGAPORE] When the market whispers about a S$13.8 billion deal, people usually listen. But when Singtel and private equity giant KKR are the ones doing the talking &ndash and the target is ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) &ndash the market doesn&rsquo t just listen it rallies. Singtel : Z74 +1.03% shares climbed 1.1 per cent on Monday (Feb 2) on reports over the weekend that a KKR-Singtel consortium was nearing a deal. Sovereign wealth funds GIC from Singapore and Mubadala from Abu Dhabi were also said to be in talks to join as minority co-investors. As anticipation built, shares of the Singapore-listed telecom company soared another 4.7 per cent on Tuesday to close at S$4.86. It opened at S$4.95 on Wednesday, after the deal was announced earlier in the morning. That&rsquo s all in the region of the all-time high of S$4.88 set in November last year, when rumours last surfaced that KKR and Singtel were in &ldquo advanced talks&rdquo to buy STT GDC. Already, Singtel was one of the better performers among Singapore&rsquo s blue-chip counters in 2025. It generated a total return with dividends reinvested of 54.1 per cent for the full year, nearly double the 28.8 per cent total return of the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI). The optimism over Singtel is palpable, and for good reason. The consortium-led buyout of Temasek-owned STT GDC isn&rsquo t just one of the largest digital infrastructure deals in Asia it marks the moment Singtel finally sheds its &ldquo boring telco&rdquo skin for good. For years, Singtel has been preaching the gospel of capital recycling. It sold bits of Airtel, trimmed stakes in non-core assets and hoarded cash. Now, we see where that war chest is headed. By teaming up with KKR to take a controlling stake in STT GDC, Singtel is moving from the regional arena to the global main stage. While its own data centre arm, Nxera, is a formidable regional player, STT GDC is a different beast entirely. We are talking about 2.3 gigawatts of total IT load capacity a footprint spanning 100 facilities across the UK, Germany, Italy, South Korea, India and South-east Asia and a valuation that reflects the artificial intelligence (AI) premium currently sweeping through the infrastructure world. Data centres sit at the confluence of trends Singtel has been positioning itself around for years: cloud adoption, AI workloads and the rising need for secure, carrier-neutral infrastructure across Asia and Europe. By folding STT GDC into its stable, Singtel gains immediate scale, geographic reach and a portfolio that would have taken years to replicate organically. The deal also reinforces the management&rsquo s message that capital recycling is no longer a slogan, but an operating principle. Proceeds from asset monetisation, including stakes in overseas associates, are increasingly being redeployed into businesses with longer growth runways and more predictable cash flows. Data centres, while capital-intensive, offer contracted revenues and inflation-linked pricing that contrast favourably with the margin pressures facing traditional telco services. For investors, the synergy is obvious. Nxera brings the specialised, liquid-cooled &ldquo AI-ready&rdquo tech that can handle the heat of Nvidia&rsquo s latest chips STT GDC brings the massive, global real estate. It is a marriage of brain and brawn. Some critics may call it a &ldquo left pocket to right pocket&rdquo transfer of assets. STT GDC is a unit of ST Telemedia, which is wholly owned by Singapore investment company Temasek. Singtel, too, is majority-held by Temasek. But, for the savvy observer, this is strategic consolidation. Bringing STT GDC under the umbrella of Singtel and KKR benefits the enlarged entity given the latter&rsquo s infrastructure expertise and financial muscle. Further down the road, the business could be in prime position for an eventual mega-initial public offering or spin-off. At what cost? KKR and Singtel on Wednesday announced the acquisition of the remaining 82 per cent stake in STT GDC from ST Telemedia for S$6.6 billion. This represents an implied enterprise value of about S$13.8 billion, including leverage and capital expenditure for committed projects. There was no mention of GIC or Mubadala in the announcement as widely anticipated, but it is believed that they are indirectly invested through KKR. At S$6.6 billion, however, the deal implies a valuation far higher than late last year, when KKR and Singtel were said to be seeking a loan of S$5 billion to finance the deal. Much of this markup is likely driven by the AI frenzy. In October last year, an investor group including BlackRock, Microsoft and Nvidia moved to buy US-based Aligned Data Centers &ndash one of the world&rsquo s biggest data centre operators with nearly 80 facilities &ndash in a deal worth US$40 billion. That was part of a series of big-ticket deals involving Big Tech and Silicon Valley startups fuelled by the boom in AI. Major tech companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft were forecast to splash out some US$400 billion on AI infrastructure in 2025, according to Morgan Stanley estimates. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs estimates that global AI-related infrastructure spending could reach US$3 trillion to US$4 trillion by 2030. Apparently, data centres are the new oil &ndash and everyone wants a well. Analysts are optimistic that Singtel can fund its portion of the debt relatively comfortably on the back of its asset monetisation initiatives. Singtel recently raised S$1.5 billion from selling a stake in India&rsquo s Bharti Airtel, bringing its asset recycling proceeds to a total of S$5.6 billion since the start of the Singtel28 plan. By partnering KKR, Singtel avoids shouldering the entire liability on its own balance sheet. Much of the deal&rsquo s debt will likely be &ldquo ring-fenced&rdquo at the consortium level rather than sitting directly on Singtel&rsquo s books. The market should not see this as reckless borrowing, but as a strategic swop: trading mature, low-growth telco stakes for high-growth, AI-ready infrastructure. For income investors, this is the &ldquo Goldilocks&rdquo scenario: growth without the threat of a credit-induced dividend cut. However, data centres have a notoriously big appetite for capital expenditure requirements, and investors will be watching closely to see if this massive commitment of capital eats into the healthy dividend payouts they&rsquo ve grown accustomed to. Dividend yield Despite the heavy investment in data centres, Singtel&rsquo s dividend yield is projected to remain one of the most attractive among the blue-chip constituents of the STI. Analysts from RHB, for example, estimate a forward dividend yield of 4.2 per cent for the 2026 financial year ending March, and 4.4 per cent for FY2027 and FY2028. On the upside, the move into STT GDC provides a growth engine that traditional mobile services simply cannot match. If the consortium can navigate the execution risks of merging two massive platforms, Singtel might just find itself rerated as a high-growth infrastructure play. For now, the bulls are in charge. Singtel is no longer just a company that sells you a SIM card it is becoming a landlord of the Internet. |
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Delvyss
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05-Feb-2026 09:08
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Another catch-the-dip opportunity | ||
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MrBear12
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05-Feb-2026 07:10
Yells: "Cast all our anxieties on Jesus for He cares for us" |
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five dollars today | ||
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chengwh1
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04-Feb-2026 22:07
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I wonder how will this action affect our dividend payouts, some notable narratives I saw in the analysis :- 1) Minimal impact on Singtel&rsquo s financial position post-transaction, Singtel remains financially resilient & reaffirms its commitment to sustained dividend growth. 2) Supports Singtel&rsquo s commitment to grow dividends on a sustainable basis. 3) Reaffirmed to VRD and VRSB payouts. 4) Minimal impact to Singtel&rsquo s financials & no impact on credit rating. Hoped all is good after this major acquisition.
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Joelton
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04-Feb-2026 11:24
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KKR, Singtel buy STT GDC for S$6.6 billion KKR and Singtel will own stakes of 75 per cent and 25 per cent respectively in the company. [SINGAPORE] A consortium led by private equity firm KKR and Singtel will acquire Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) for S$6.6 billion (US$5.1 billion) billion, in one of the largest data-centre transactions in Asia. The deal was announced by Singtel in a bourse filing on Wednesday (Feb 4). This deal comes as demand for data centres is reaching an all-time high, with companies increasing their reliance on data centres to train and develop artificial intelligence models. Upon completion of the deal, KKR and Singtel will own stakes of 75 per cent and 25 per cent respectively in the company, taking into account the conversion of existing redeemable preference shares that both KKR and Singtel hold in the company. Prior to the transaction, a KKR-led consortium acquired roughly 18 per cent stake with Singtel in STT GDC in 2024. This resulted in KKR holding approximately 14 per cent stake and Singtel holding around 4 per cent of STT GDC. Under its belt, STT GDC has more than 100 data centres in over 20 markets worldwide &ndash including Singapore, Germany and Malaysia -- with a total IT load of 2.3 gigawatts (GW). The IT load refers to the total core energy demand that infrastructure systems needs to support. Regional commitment solidified This deal marks another move by KKR and Singtel in Asia&rsquo s data centre sector. In 2023, KKR invested up to S$1.1 billion for a 20 per cent stake in Singtel&rsquo s regional data centre business. This deal puts the enterprise value of Singtel&rsquo s overall regional data centre business at S$5.5 billion. The same deal will allow KKR to increase its stake to 25 per cent by 2027 at the pre-agreed valuation. KKR noted in its third quarter earnings in November last year that it still has US$126 billion in unspent capital. KKR&rsquo s investment in the data centre industry is part of its strategy to invest in digital infrastructure. Excluding the current transaction, it has 23 investments and over US$31 billion equity invested across data centres, fibre and mobile worldwide. Singtel&rsquo s data centre arm &ndash Nxera &ndash has data centres operating between Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. According to its website, Nxera&rsquo s pipeline of data centres will exceed an IT load of 200 megawatts (MW). Nxera and STT GDC will continue operating independently, noted Singtel. STT GDC is expected to unlock more capital through this deal. In 2024, Michael Tanujaya, head of investments and strategy at STT GDC noted that private equity firms have been sitting on &ldquo dry powder&rdquo &ndash or unspent capital &ndash for a period of time. Shares of Singtel : Z74 +4.74% closed 4.7 per cent or S$0.22 higher at S$4.86 on Tuesday. |
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Joelton
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04-Feb-2026 11:23
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Singtel shares close 4.7% up after hitting two-month high on anticipation of potential STT GDC acquisition The deal will be one of Asia&rsquo s largest data centre transactions if it goes through [SINGAPORE] Singtel : Z74 +4.74% shares rose on Tuesday (Feb 3) following news that a consortium comprising the telco and private equity giant KKR is close to buying ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC). The deal could potentially turn Singtel into a global data centre powerhouse and enable a merger between its data centre brand Nxera and STT GDC, analysts said. Singtel shares climbed 5.4 per cent or S$0.25 to S$4.89 as at 1.29 pm, with more than 24.6 million shares changing hands. This marked the highest level for Singtel shares in over two months the counter last traded higher on Nov 18. It finished the day 4.7 per cent or S$0.22 higher at S$4.86. With more than 40.2 million shares transacted, it was one of the top traded counters on the Singapore Exchange for Tuesday. Data centre deal The Wall Street Journal on Saturday reported that a KKR-led consortium, comprising Singtel, is close to sealing a deal to buy ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, a data centre operator backed by Singapore investment company Temasek. The deal, which values STT GDC at about US$10.2 billion, would be one of Asia&rsquo s largest data centre transactions if it goes through &ndash and could potentially transform Singtel into a data centre powerhouse, analysts said. Sovereign wealth funds from Singapore and Abu Dhabi, GIC and Mubadala Investment, are reportedly in talks to join the deal as minority co-investors. Singtel on Sunday confirmed that the deal is at an &ldquo advanced stage&rdquo but warned there is no guarantee it will go through. STT GDC was established in 2014 by ST Telemedia, which is wholly owned by Temasek, to build Singapore&rsquo s flagship data centres. Over the years, it acquired stakes in overseas data centre business, such as in the UK and India, and currently manages 100 facilities across 20 markets. Its IT load capacity is over 2.3 gigawatts globally and 110 megawatts in Singapore, where it operates six facilities, its website states. Market watchers think that the deal could be transformative for Singtel, with RHB on Monday highlighting its potential to strengthen the telco&rsquo s data centre business and turn it into a powerhouse. The acquisition could combine STT GDC&rsquo s &ldquo huge scale&rdquo and Singtel&rsquo s expertise in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, said DBS in November 2025. The bank highlighted that STT GDC&rsquo s data centre capacity is &ldquo much larger&rdquo than Singtel&rsquo s, which has a competitive edge in AI data centres. Separately in June 2024, DBS also pointed out that investing in STT GDC could unlock benefits from growth in markets in which Singtel does not have a data centre presence, such as the UK, Germany, India and parts of Asia. An investment could enable a potential merger between Nxera and STT GDC in the long haul, &ldquo to create a global player with large scale&rdquo , DBS said then. Nxera is backed by KKR, which agreed to pay S$1.1 billion for a 20 per cent stake in the data centre business in 2023. At the time, Singtel mentioned plans to scale Nxera into a leading green and sustainable data centre in the region. KKR has investments in the data centre infrastructure sector in the US, Europe, Canada and the Middle East. |
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Joelton
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04-Feb-2026 11:22
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Singtel rally helps lift Singapore stocks to another record high, with STI up 1.1% SINGAPORE &ndash Singapore stocks ended higher on Feb 3, with the local bourse closing at another record high, shrugging off the past few days&rsquo rout in precious metals. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.1 per cent, or 51.82 points, to finish at 4,944.09 points &ndash a new all-time high. The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, however, fell 0.5 per cent, or 6.74 points, to 1,489.35 points. Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 372 to 201, after 1.4 billion securities worth $1.9 billion changed hands. Regional markets also ended in positive territory. Hong Kong&rsquo s Hang Seng Index rose 0.2 per cent, Japan&rsquo s Nikkei 225 climbed 3.9 per cent, South Korea&rsquo s Kospi jumped 6.8 per cent and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added 0.4 per cent. Singtel led the STI gainers, rising 4.7 per cent, or $0.22, to end at $4.86 &ndash its highest level in over two months. The telco&rsquo s rally came after reports that a consortium comprising Singtel and private equity firm KKR is at a valuation of about US$10.2 billion (S$12.95 billion). Analysts noted that the deal would rank among Asia&rsquo s largest data centre transactions if completed. Sovereign wealth funds GIC and Mubadala Investment are also reportedly in talks to join as minority co-investors. |
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oldflyingfox
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04-Feb-2026 08:45
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posted yesterday => Singtel shares close 4.7% up after hitting two-month high on anticipation of potential STT GDC acquisition - The Business Times |
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attilio
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04-Feb-2026 07:51
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The Edge Singapore | KKR, Singtel confirm $6.6 billion acquisition of remaining stake in STT Global Data Centres https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/ma/kkr-singtel-confirm-66-billion-acquisition-remaining-stake-stt-global-data-centres |
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MrBear12
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04-Feb-2026 01:10
Yells: "Cast all our anxieties on Jesus for He cares for us" |
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even though the world has changed, bears have not.
still, Singtel will drive past five dollars soon
otherwise bear bear goes back to hibernate a long winter
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TA_Expert
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03-Feb-2026 21:18
Yells: "The World has changed" |
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STI is marching towards 10,000. No need to wait till 2040. | ||
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luke2021
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03-Feb-2026 21:05
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It' s going up up UP, it' s our moment! Gotta be gotta be GOLDEN! |
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MrBear12
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03-Feb-2026 12:02
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five dollars tmr potato, FATABA, glooper and company, come and support and sing singtel is going to MARS | ||
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attilio
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03-Feb-2026 10:36
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" Assuming the previous investment ratio is maintained relative to KKR, RHB estimates that the latest acquisition could potentially see Singtel paying around $2 billion for its share. Singtel should have " little issue" funding this deal, with its November 2025 proceeds of more than $1.5 billion from divesting another 0.8% in Bharti Airtel, plus another $4.1 billion in capital recycled throughout FY2025, says RHB" . https://www.theedgesingapore.com/capital/brokers-calls/rhb-calls-kkr-singtels-likely-acquisition-stt-gdc-stake-highly-synergistic |
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Joelton
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03-Feb-2026 10:26
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Singtel and HTX deepen collaboration on AI and secure networks for public safety Singapore&rsquo s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) has expanded a strategic technology partnership with Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), focused on artificial intelligence (AI), secure communications and cybersecurity for public safety operations. The new five-year agreement deepens collaboration between HTX and Singtel Singapore and Singtel Digital InfraCo, supporting digital infrastructure for frontline and mission-critical systems used across the Home Team. The partnership will enhance network resilience, performance and security as operational demands grow more complex. The partnership builds on earlier initiatives between the two organisations, including the deployment of network slicing technology that gives Home Team officers priority access during major operations and large-scale public events, when commercial mobile networks are most congested. HTX says the next phase will focus on optimising network operations using data-driven insights, expanding secure communications and strengthening operational intelligence with AI-enabled tools. &ldquo Safeguarding Singapore requires staying ahead of fast-evolving technologies and increasingly sophisticated threats. By bringing together HTX&rsquo s deep domain expertise and Singtel&rsquo s capabilities in advanced connectivity, AI and security, we are equipping those who protect Singapore with stronger tools, sharper insights and greater operational agility,&rdquo says Ng Tian Chong, chief executive officer of Singtel Singapore. A central pillar of the expanded partnership is the use of RE:AI, Singtel Digital InfraCo&rsquo s sovereign AI cloud platform, to support HTX&rsquo s growing AI workloads. The platform is designed to run latency-sensitive applications while ensuring sensitive public safety data remains within trusted local environments, a requirement that has become increasingly important as governments deploy AI at scale. &ldquo Technology that is both trusted and sovereign is critical to safeguarding public security. Our sovereign AI cloud built on our secured digital infrastructure gives HTX full control to run their most critical, real-time applications with confidence,&rdquo states Bill Chang, chief executive officer of Singtel Digital InfraCo. The infrastructure will also enable HTX to prototype and deploy AI use cases more quickly and cost-effectively, supporting faster response times, better-informed decision-making, and sustained operational readiness. &ldquo Our partnership with Singtel will help ensure the Home Team is equipped with advanced network connectivity solutions, cybersecurity tools and AI infrastructure to support its operations. This partnership is strongly aligned with our vision of building an AI-enabled Home Team to make Singapore the safest place on Earth,&rdquo says HTX chief executive Chan Tsan. |
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