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ADES sees strong demand from investors for landmark IPO: Egypt-born regional oil and gas services driller ADES Holding’ s initial public offering (IPO) on the Saudi stock exchange was oversubscribed within hours of the company releasing pricing on its shares, Bloomberg reports, citing a terms sheet it has seen.
KSA’s biggest debut so far this year: The company set the price range for the offering at between SAR 12.50 – 13.50 (USD 3.33- 3.60) per share, ADES said in a statement (pdf) yesterday, valuing the company at as much as SAR 15.2 bn (USD 4.05 bn) by our math. This would see the oil and gas driller raise up to SAR 4.5 bn (USD 1.2 bn) from the offering, which is expected to be the largest on the Saudi stock exchange this year. The company is selling a 30% stake(c. 338.7 mn shares) on the Saudi Tadawul, nearly one-third of which will be sold by existing investors, while the remainder are freshly issued shares.
Remember: ADES finally pulled the trigger on the Riyadh listing last month, which has been in the works since at least last year but reportedly stalled due to unfavorable market conditions. The oil and gas driller was previously listed on the London Exchange but delisted following a PIF-backed takeover in 2021. ADES is one of Egypt’s largest off-shore gas and oil drillers and was established in Egypt before listing on the London Exchange in 2017.
Book-building underway: The institutional book-building process kicked off yesterday and will continue until Thursday 14 September, while the final pricing will be revealed on 20 September. The retail offering will now start six days later than planned and will now take place on 26-28 September.
Advisors: EFG Hermes, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and SNB Capital will act as the financial advisors, global coordinators, bookrunners, and underwriters on the transaction. SNB Capital will also act as the lead manager. HSBC, GIB Capital, Al Rajhi Capital, and Saudi Fransi Capital were appointed as bookrunners and underwriters to the offering. Lazard Financial Advisory is ADES’s independent financial advisor.
