Thursday, 29 September 2011

Alwaleed-Backed Kingdom, Batelco Abandon Plan to Acquire 25% of Saudi Zain - Bloomberg

Kingdom Holding Co. (KINGDOM), controlled by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and Bahrain Telecom Co. (BATELCO) abandoned a plan to acquire 25 percent in Zain Saudi Arabia for $950 million.

Kingdom and Bahrain Telecom "concluded that the terms and conditions as set out in its non-binding offer could not be met to its satisfaction,’’ they said in separate statements today. “This follows a period of due diligence and discussions with Zain Group and other stakeholders.”

Kingdom and Bahrain Telecom, known as Batelco, had agreed in principle to pay $950 million in cash for the stake in Zain Saudi, controlled by Kuwait’s Zain Group. In addition, Zain Saudi would have paid $250 million of debt to Zain Group after the transfer of ownership, Zain Group said on March 16.

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