Egypt’s sovereign wealth fund to acquire 25% stake in Arab Investment Bank
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Sovereign Fund of Egypt, Cairo, agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Arab Investment Bank.
The $12.7 billion sovereign wealth fund executed an agreement alongside EFG Hermes Holding, which will become the largest AIB shareholder with a stake of 51%, a Hermes news release said Thursday.
Sovereign Fund of Egypt will subscribe to 207 million newly issued shares of the bank at a share price of 6.03 Egyptian pounds (38 cents), for a total value of 1.25 billion Egyptian pounds, the news release said.
Current majority shareholder National Investment Bank will have a 24% stake following purchases from other minority shareholders, according to the news release.
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