Saudi investor acquired stake in GM for $500 million
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding Co. bought $500 million of General Motors shares through the automaker’s IPO - the Bloomberg is reporting.
The 1 percent stake in Detroit-based GM was acquired because of “the global strength of General Motors brand, the relatively attractive offering price, and the company’s growth prospects in Brazil and China,” the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based company said.
Kingdom Holding is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code BFD84.
More details from the Bloomberg follows
November 29, 2010 |
Filed under Ahmed Halawani, Kingdom Holding, Middle Eastern Family Offices, Saudi Investors, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
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