Usaha Tegas

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Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd
Type Private
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1984
Headquarters Menara Maxis, KLCC
Kuala Lumpur,
Key people Ananda Krishnan (Owner)

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 Holdings Sdn Bhd, and Bumi Armada Berhad.

The company was founded in 1984 by Ananda and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur.[1] According to Malaysian Business, it had assets worth RM32.9 billion (US$10.9 billion) as at January 2013.[2]

List of investments[edit]

Usaha Tegas's investments includes significant shareholdings in various industries.


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  2. ^ "Kuok still the richest". New Straits Times. Bernama. 2013-02-17. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-04. 
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  4. ^ Yeap, Cindy (2012-08-23). "Astro Malaysia to take one-third of IPO proceeds". The Edge. Retrieved 2013-03-04. 
  5. ^ "Usaha Tegas to take Tanjong private for RM4.7b". The Edge. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2013-03-04.