U.S. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised Malaysia-headquartered Axiata Group on the $6.5 billion proposed merger of its Indonesian company PT XL Axiata and PT Smartfren Telecom, a subsidiary of PT Sinar Mas Group. Freshfields counseled Sinar Mas.

Skadden has advised Malaysian telecommunications conglomerate Axiata Group on the $15 billion merger of its mobile subsidiary Axiata with rival Digi.com, which was represented by Ashurst. Allen & Overy advised Digi’s parent company, Norway’s Telenor.