Saudi IPO Nets $2.3 Billion for Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib - Bloomberg:
A Saudi pediatrician has become one of the world’s wealthiest doctors after the medical-services group he founded priced its initial public offering at the top of a marketed range.
Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Habib’s 49% stake in his eponymous company is worth 8.5 billion riyals ($2.3 billion), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, based on the announced selling price of 50 riyals a share. He plans to sell 17.4 million shares in the IPO, according to the prospectus. The company didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group is one of the biggest providers of health care in Saudi Arabia, operating hospitals, outpatient clinics, pharmacies and medical labs throughout the kingdom as well as in Dubai and Bahrain. The IPO is the first in Saudi Arabia since state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco raised almost $30 billion in December.
The firm is seeking to capitalize on the government’s plans to ramp up private-sector participation in health care and the country’s demographic trends. Saudi Arabia’s population is disproportionately young and relatively unhealthy. More than a third of adults are obese and 18.5% suffer from diabetes, according to World Health Organization statistics.
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