LONDON: Saudi Binladin Group has hired investment bank Houlihan Lokey Inc. to help advise on the restructuring of an estimated $15 billion of debt.
The Los Angeles-based bank will help formulate “a comprehensive review and financial restructuring of SBG’s capital structure,” Bloomberg reported, citing a statement from Binladin International Holding Group.
The restructuring of the Kingdom’s biggest builder aims to reorganize its assets into sector-led businesses, streamline its operations, and ramp up activity across key projects and businesses, the news wire said.
For decades Binladin was Saudi Arabia’s highest profile construction group, delivering major infrastructure projects such as roads and airports as well as working in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.
However it was heavily exposed to the construction slowdown in the country which followed in the wake of the 2014 oil price collapse which saw construction spending slow across the region.
Saudi Binladin Group hires adviser to restructure $15bn in debt
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Saudi Binladin Group hires adviser to restructure $15bn in debt
- The restructuring of the Kingdom’s biggest builder aims to reorganize its assets into sector-led businesses, streamline its operations, and ramp up activity across key projects and businesses
- For decades Binladin was Saudi Arabia’s highest profile construction group
Closing Bell: Saudi main market edges up to close at 11,216.9
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Sunday, closing at 11,216.93, up 28.20 points, or 0.25 percent.
The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index also advanced, finishing at 1,512.99, a gain of 0.29 percent, while the parallel market index, Nomu, inched up 0.09 percent to 23,887.01.
Trading activity was robust, with a total of 150.4 million shares changing hands and an aggregate value of SR3.3 billion ($880.2 million).
Among the top gainers, Zahrat Al Waha for Trading Co. surged 7.05 percent to SR2.58. The Mediterranean and Gulf Cooperative Insurance & Reinsurance Co. rose 5.26 percent to SR15.82, and Jahez International Co. for Information System Technology increased 4.68 percent to SR14.09.
Saudi Real Estate Co. added 4.47 percent to SR14.48, while Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Co. gained 4.3 percent to SR12.12.
On the other hand, Abdullah Saad Mohammed Abo Moati for Bookstores Co. fell 3.55 percent to SR44, and The Company for Cooperative Insurance dropped 2.92 percent to SR133.
Canadian Medical Center Co. eased 2.69 percent to SR6.15, Ataa Educational Co. declined 2.61 percent to SR52.15, and ADES Holding Co. finished 2.5 percent lower at SR18.31.
Meanwhile, Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co. announced that its board of directors has recommended distributing cash dividends for the second half of 2025.
The proposed payout is SR3.5 per share, bringing total dividends for the year to SR4.5 per share, representing around 70 percent of free cash flow in line with the company’s performance-linked dividend policy.
The total amount to be distributed for the second half stands at SR589.9 million, covering 168.2 million eligible shares.
Eligibility will be determined at the close of trading on the day of the company’s general assembly, with the distribution date to be announced later. Luberef shares last traded at SR105.5, up 3.53 percent.
Separately, the Capital Market Authority revealed that it has licensed Lesha Capital to conduct investment management and fund operations in the securities business, following the company’s completion of all required business registrations.
