• Construction Firm Adhi Karya Thriving on Indonesia's Infrastructure Push

    Indonesian publicly-listed construction firm Adhi Karya is expected to be one of the main beneficiaries of the government's push for infrastructure development across the archipelago. Adhi Karya is for 51 percent government-owned and therefore has close ties with the government. In the first ten months of 2015 Adhi Karya clinched IDR 10.6 trillion (approx. USD $774 million) worth of new contracts, up 100 percent from contracts won in the same period last year. Nearly half of these contracts involve projects (partly) financed by the central or local governments' budgets.

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  • IPO Ateliers Mecanique D'Indonesie (Atmindo) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

    Ateliers Mecanique D'Indonesie, better known as Atmindo, will offer 240 million new shares, equivalent to 22.2 percent of the company's enlarged capital, to the public for a price of IDR 120-140 per share in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in December 2015. Through this corporate action, the boiler manufacturer targets to raise up to IDR 33.6 billion (approx. USD $2.5 million). The setting of the share price in the IPO is based on a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.0 - 9.3 times.

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  • Infrastructure Indonesia: Update High-Speed Railway Jakarta-Bandung Project

    Although the start of construction of the USD $5.5 billion high-speed railway between Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta and Bandung (West Java) is still waiting for the necessary permits as well as a recommendation from the Governor of West Java, there are no crucial matters that disturb the project, says Sahala Lumban Gaol, Chairman of Pilar Sinergi BUMN Indonesia. Pilar Sinergi BUMN Indonesia is a consortium consisting of four Indonesian state-owned companies. Together with China Railway International Co Ltd, this consortium formed a joint venture to develop Indonesia's first high-speed railway project.

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  • IPO Buyung Poetra Sembada on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

    Indonesian rice producer Buyung Poetra Sembada will offer 710 million new shares, or 30.08 percent of the company's expanded capital, to the market through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The new shares will be offered at between IDR 420-500 per share, hence aiming to raise up to IDR 355 billion (approx. USD $26 million), in December 2015. Buyung Poetra Sembada is a rice producer known for its Topi Koki brand. Underwriter for the offering is Bahana Securities.

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