Bolot Balbakov Clemens Hohner Philipp Weber
Summer Term 08
The Hutchison Essar Acquisition by Vodafone Presentation within the course International Strategic Management at the Chair of International Management Ingolstadt, May 26th 2008 Prof. Dr. Michael Kutschker Chair of International Management
Agenda 1.
Vodafone
2.
Hutchison
3.
Indian mobile phone industry
Main developments
Importance for the economy
Major players
Trends
4. Options & strategy of Vodafone in India 5. Role of the Indian government 6. Major opportunities & threats of the investment in India 7. Challenges ahead after the deal 8. Development until today 9. Discussion ISM | Mergers & Acquisitions Ingolstadt, May 26th 2008 2
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Vodafone •
1950:
Racal Electronics Plc.
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1991:
Vodafone Group
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1996:
various acquisitions in the UK
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1999:
expanded overseas (Air Touch Communications, Inc. USA) 35% share of Mannesmann AG
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2000:
merged with US Bell Atlantic Corp. bid purchase for Mannesmann AG worldwide expansion except some mature markets
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2005:
entered Indian market (acquisition of 10% in Bharti Ventures Ltd.)
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2007:
11.02.: merger with Hutchison Essar Ltd.
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Vodafone
Source: Vodafone ISM | Mergers & Acquisitions Ingolstadt, May 26th 2008 4
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Hutchison Essar Ltd. (HEL)
Joint Venture between HTIL and Essar •
1994:
cellular license for Mumbai circle JV between HTIL & Max India Ltd. = ‚Hutch‘
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1998:
HTIL increased stake
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2005:
consolidation business operations by HEL under ‚Hutchison Max Telecom Ltd.‘ Essar Spacetel applied for licenses in 7 circles HEL bought out Essar Spacetel ‚Hutchison Essar Ltd.‘
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Hutchison Essar Ltd. (end 2006)
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revenue (end 2005):
US$164.4 million
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customers:
23 million
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market share:
19%
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technology:
GSM
Source: Vodafone
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Indian mobile phone industry Main developments:
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1994:
new telecom policy for 4 metropolitan cities
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1995:
mobile licenses for 19 more circles
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1999:
National Telecom Policy GSM technology
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2000:
consolidation: creation of IDEA Cellular Ltd.
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2001:
private participation in NLD & ILD services
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2004:
universal service telecom license # mobile phone users (44.9 million) > # landline users
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2007:
introduction 3 G policy
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Indian mobile phone industry Importance for the Indian economy:
Composition GDP 2006 public services, 14.0%
agriculture, 18.5%
banking, insurance, real estate, 13.9% industry, 15.5%
mining, 2.2%
construction industry, 6.9%
trade, hotels, transport, communication, 27.0% energy, gas, water, 2.0%
Source: BFAI
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Indian mobile phone industry Importance for the Indian economy:
economic growth 2006 14.6%
10.8%
10.6% 7.9%
7.5% 5.2%
0.8%
agriculture
mining
energy, gas, water
construction industry
banking, insurance, real estate
trade, hotels, transport, communication
social sector
Source: BFAI
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Indian mobile phone industry Major players:
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Indian mobile phone industry Major players:
Market Share of Mobile Operators by Subscribers in India
IDEA Cellular, 10% Bharti Airtel, 25%
Reliance Communications, 20%
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Hutchison Essar, 19%
BSNL & MTNL, 22%
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Indian mobile phone industry Trends:
Source: Vodafone
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Options & strategy of Vodafone in India Own venture
Minority Stake
Options of Vodafone Acquisition/Merger
Joint Venture
General Comparison: Acquisition vs. New venture Dimension of utility
New venture
Acquisition
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
– – – – + + + +
+ + + + – – – –
Economies of scale Economies of scope/local resources Saving of time Aspects of competition Strategic view Structural view Cultural view Capital costs and risks
Source: following Kutschker (1992), p. 513
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Options & strategy of Vodafone in India
The Indian Mobile market One of the biggest in the world
• • • •
Fast growth
High competition
Requirement to enter in the market: licenses
Importance of economies of scale Necessity of investments in the whole country Necessity of investments in a very short time Importance of strong market position
=> In 2006/2007 an acquisition seems to be the better strategy to enter the Indian Mobile Market ISM | Mergers & Acquisitions Ingolstadt, May 26th 2008 14
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Options & strategy of Vodafone in India
The Indian Telecom market Wholly owned subsidiary or joint venture? In general: wholly owned company better choice • • • •
No complications with the partner Complete own strategic control Better integration in the worldwide cooperation Complete implementation of an own brand strategy
However: Indian law allows just a majority stake ⇒ ⇒
FDI limit in the telecom sector = 74% no complete acquisition possible
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Options & strategy of Vodafone in India
4.
Vodafone and HTIL November 2006: HTIL, major stake owner in the HEL, declared its stake was up for sale in November 2006 Selling reasons HTIL:
Buying reasons Vodafone:
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• HEL = one of the most profitable telecom companies in India • Second highest ARPU • Licenses in almost all lucrative telecom circles • High brand recall for Hutch • Company’s use of the latest technology
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Falling ARPU Concentration on other markets Negative experience with Indian government Difficult relations to the partner Essar
The deal: • • • • •
February 2007: Vodafone the highest bidder Price: US$11.1 /10.9 billion – in cash India: single biggest foreign investment in its history Vodafone: third biggest deal ever HTIL: nearly 700% returns on its investments in India
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Role of the Indian Government
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Main difficulties:
Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)
• Price regulations
Telecom Regulatory Authorithy of India (TRAI) Government of India (GoI)
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• Maximum amount of foreign investments (74%)
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Major opportunities & threats of the investment in India
Opportunities • Size of the market • Biggest democracy of the world • Economic growth and growth of demand • well educated specialists • possibility to profit from economic core centers
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Threats • Governmental regulations • Slowly bureaucracy • Lack of infrastructure • High level of competition ⇒ Lower profitability • Aspects of culture ⇒ Management of cooperation • Danger of joint ventures ⇒ Technology transfer
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Major opportunities & threats of the investment in India
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Challenges ahead after the deal Expandingdistribution distribution and Expanding and network networkcoverage coverage
Rebranding Rebranding
Lowering the total cost of network ownership
Driving a customer focused approach
Growing market share
Driving value growth in India
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Challenges ahead after the deal
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Expanding distribution and network coverage Hutch Essar management
Distribution
• No subsidy, low cost to connect
• 1,800 Hutch branded shops • Building distribution channels in new coverage areas
Vodafone value add • Invest in existing model • Accelerate distribution roll-out in line with network roll-out plans • Retail experience (7,000 stores)
• Increase investment to build
Network
• Network performance in 16 circles
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market share • Infrastructure sharing MOU with Bharti to enable industry leading cost structure
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Challenges ahead after the deal Rebranding
Hutchison Essar Ltd.
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Vodafone Essar
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Challenges ahead after the deal
Vodafone’ s
The new reality of the mobile industry
problems
solutions
• Intensive competition by existing and new players
Bharti Airtel, Reliance, others
MOU with contenders
• Significant price erosion
Low-cost strategies
Accelerate rollout and reduce network cost
• Customers have bigger choice in communications
Cheap cell phones
Low-cost handsets
• Emerging markets delivering significant growth • Continued significant regulatory pressure
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Expansion Termination rates, roaming
Global partnerships
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Development until up today Vodafone's market share has grown from 16.1% to 17.4% in 2007 Bharti leads with 23.9%, up from 21.4%
25 20 15 2007 2008
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Bharti Airtel
Vodafone Essar Sources: Investors Business Journal
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Questions
Any questions? ISM | Mergers & Acquisitions Ingolstadt, May 26th 2008 25
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Discussion
Discuss options of market-entry of Vodafone in India
Capital- and Managementinput in home market
Export Licensing Franchising Joint Venture Acquisition or New venture Capital- and Managementinput in foreign market
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