Usaha Tegas

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Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd.
Company type Private
Industry
Founded1984; 40 years ago
Headquarters Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Key people
Ananda Krishnan (Chairman)
Owner Ananda Krishnan (100%)

Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian investment holding company led by billionaire Ananda Krishnan. Its principal investments include telecommunications, media, property, and oil & gas companies. Through itself or its subsidiaries, it holds significant interests in the public-listed entities Maxis Berhad, Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, and Bumi Armada Berhad.

Contents

The company was founded in 1984 by Ananda and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. [1]

Notable investments

Usaha Tegas' investments includes significant shareholdings in various industries.

Notes

  1. "Company Overview of Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. Yeap, Cindy (23 August 2012). "Astro Malaysia to take one-third of IPO proceeds". The Edge . Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. "Usaha Tegas to take Tanjong private for RM4.7b". The Edge . 30 July 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. Ng, Fintan (30 July 2012). "What's M'sian billionaire Ananda Krishnan really up to?". The Star . Retrieved 4 March 2013.

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