{"id":677031,"date":"2025-12-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/10\/orascom-construction-board-greenlights-merger-with-oci-global-to-form-new-abu-dhabi-based-infrastructure-giant\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:00:00","slug":"orascom-construction-board-greenlights-merger-with-oci-global-to-form-new-abu-dhabi-based-infrastructure-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/10\/orascom-construction-board-greenlights-merger-with-oci-global-to-form-new-abu-dhabi-based-infrastructure-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"Orascom Construction board greenlights merger with OCI Global to form new Abu Dhabi-based infrastructure giant"},"content":{"rendered":"

EGX- and ADX-listed Orascom Construction\u2019s board signed off on its <\/strong>planned merger<\/a><\/strong> with Dutch-listed fertilizer OCI Global<\/strong>, approving an agreement that will see the two Nassef Sawiris-backed firms combine into a single Abu Dhabi-based infrastructure and investment platform, according to a press release (pdf)<\/a>. The transaction will be implemented via a demerger of OCI\u2019s assets into a new vehicle that Orascom will acquire in exchange for new shares, after which OCI will be liquidated and delisted from Euronext Amsterdam.<\/p>\n

(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next: <\/strong>Both Orascom and OCI plan to hold extraordinary general meetings (EGMs) in January to vote on the proposed merger. The distribution of new Orascom shares to OCI investors is expected in 1Q 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.<\/p>\n

Transaction mechanics: <\/strong>OCI shareholders will swap their stock for roughly 97.8 mn Orascom Construction shares at an exchange ratio of 0.46 Orascom share for each OCI share. This exchange ratio is based on an equity value of USD 1.52 bn for Orascom and USD 1.35 bn for OCI. The board formally approved issuing 97.2 mn new Orascom shares at a USD 12.79 premium, with the remaining 561.8k shares coming from OCI\u2019s existing stake in the company, according to a bourse disclosure (pdf)<\/a>. The issuance will lift Orascom Construction\u2019s issued capital to USD 207.4 mn from USD 110.2 mn.<\/p>\n

The new ownership structure after the merger:<\/strong> Orascom shareholders will own 53% of the combined group post-closing, while OCI shareholders will own the remaining 47%. The merged entity will be renamed Orascom and organized around three pillars \u2014 Orascom Infrastructure, Orascom Construction, and Orascom Capital. It will remain listed on the EGX and ADX and incorporated in ADGM, with Nassef Sawiris serving as its non-executive chair. <\/p>\n

What the pundits are saying:<\/strong> If shareholders approve the merger, the combined group would start with a liquidity position that could surpass USD 1.5 bn, giving it substantial room to scale up its infrastructure strategy, according to a CI Capital note seen by EnterpriseAM. Sawiris has previously outlined plans to deploy up to USD 50 bn into US infrastructure over the next decade (with data centers among the priorities), and the new platform is expected to invest both its own capital and partner funds through equity and credit.<\/p>\n

A ramped-up investment capacity:<\/strong> The group will sit on a balance sheet able to deploy more than USD 1 bn of equity into infrastructure and concessions, building on Orascom\u2019s c. USD 13 bn backlog and OCI\u2019s recent multi-bn-USD asset disposals<\/a> in fertilizers, methanol, and blue ammonia. CI Capital sees a pathway in which Orascom channels liquidity and future FCFF into minority stakes, supported by at least a 3:1 debt-to-equity ratio funding. This would allow it to expand its concessions portfolio beyond the USD 15-20 mn in recurring income management targets by 2027.<\/p>\n

ADVISORS- <\/strong>Our friends at EFG Hermes are advising Orascom, as is First Abu Dhabi Bank. KPMG is advising Orascom on financial and tax due diligence, while White & Case is providing counsel. On the other side, OCI tapped Rabobank as the financial advisor and ABN AMRO as the exchange agent, with Deloitte advising on financial due diligence and A&O Shearman providing counsel. In addition, Rothschild & Co is advising OCI\u2019s board, with De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek providing counsel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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