CK Hutchinson has announced today that on 30th November 2018, Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (Etisalat Group) has completed the sale of its 100% shareholding in Etisalat Lanka (Private) Limited (ESL) to Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Limited (Hutch Lanka).
Upon completion of the sale, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited group will have a majority and controlling stake of 85% whilst Etisalat Group will have 15% ownership of Hutch Lanka.
Following GSMA intelligence data the merged company will hold a 23% in the Shri Lankan connections market becoming the 3rd operator in the country.
a 45% share Dialog is the 1st, followed by Mobitel (24%). Bharti Airtel ranks 4th with just a 8% stake of total number of connections.
Image over the headline.- Etisalat and CK Hutchinson headquarters. Respectively © CK Hutchison Group and © Etisalat Group.
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