Maayos ang pag-uusap sa planong pag-merge ng mga unit ng toll roads ng Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) at San Miguel Corp., (SMC) bunsod ng paguusap ng mga may-ari nito na sina Manuel V. Pangilinan at Ramon Ang na parehong determinadong maselyuhan ang partnership ngayong taon.
“That both parties continue to be in the process of sharing information so that we would have a better sense of the numbers and how the structure could be developed as a consequence of the numbers. It is still early stages, but it’s a good start,” sabi ni Pangilinan.
“Talks are ongoing because the problems being looked at are the concession agreements and when they will expire. So those things,” sabi naman ni Ang.
Pinangangasiwaan ng MPTC ang North Luzon Expressway, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, Manila-Cavite Expressway, Cavite-Laguna Expressway at Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway.
Samantala, ang SMC ang in-charge sa Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway, Skyway System, Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, South Luzon Expressway at NAIA Expressway. Kapag natapos na, ang pinagsanib na entity ay naka-target na mailista sa Philippine Stock Exchange.
“Combined, starting EBITDA is probably at least P50 billion, so that is a significant company if you were to put it together,” ani pa ni Pangilinan.
Layon din ng dalawang kumpanya na maglagay ng mga elevated toll road sa masikip na mga lansangan tulad ng C5 Road at EDSA.