{"id":609851,"date":"2023-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/11\/12\/egypt-central-bank-kuwait-wealth-fund-to-divest-40-of-aaib\/"},"modified":"2023-11-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:00:00","slug":"egypt-central-bank-kuwait-wealth-fund-to-divest-40-of-aaib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/11\/12\/egypt-central-bank-kuwait-wealth-fund-to-divest-40-of-aaib\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt central bank, Kuwait wealth fund to divest 40% of AAIB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>BIG PRIVATIZATION NEWS- CBE to sell almost half of its stake in AAIB:<\/strong> The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) have agreed on a divestment plan that will see each of them offloading a 20%-stake in AAIB, a source with first-hand knowledge of the transaction tells Enterprise. The sale, which is expected to wrap up in 2024, will be carried out via a private placement to a strategic investor and a stake sale on the EGX, our source said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember:<\/strong> AAIB is on the government\u2019s list of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e8a0da43-f922-4a49-b3a9-839f397f8ce4\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">35 state-owned companies<\/a> earmarked for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a94808c5-7a0c-4027-a786-804f2dc35954\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">privatization<\/a>. It owns one of the nation\u2019s most-respected corporate banking franchises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who owns what? <\/strong>The CBE and the KIA each own a 49.37%-stake in AAIB, with the remaining 1.26% owned by unnamed \u201cothers,\u201d according to the lender\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/11\/519.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">latest financial statements (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Advisors:<\/strong> The KIA plans to reappoint Citigroup as an advisor, while the CBE wants to tap JPMorgan, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awp.net\/ar\/stories\/wthyqt-atfaq-byn-hyyt-alastthmar-alkwytyt-walbnk-almrkzy-almsry-bshan-bye-albnk-alerby-alafryqy-aldwly\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Arab World Press<\/a> (AWP) reports, citing a Kuwaiti government document seen by the newswire. McKinsey had previously also prepared a study for AAIB\u2019s shareholders, our source noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A committee is in the works: <\/strong>Both parties are set to form a joint committee to oversee the sale, according to AWP. The committee will reportedly include the chairman and managing director of AAIB along with a representative from the KIA and CBE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The KIA started looking into divesting its stake in AAIB in 2020<\/strong> when it appointed Citigroup as an advisor, our source said. Local media <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6b4aa154-a0b0-4adc-9374-33ff6fa6315d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in April that the KIA was seeking to up its stake in AAIB to become the lender\u2019s biggest shareholder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sale is expected to take place in 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