Almajdiah’s retail offering closes 2.8x oversubscribed

Dar Al Majed’s (Almajdiah) retail offering was 2.8x oversubscribed, with 307k investors subscribing at SAR 14 per share for total demand to land at SAR 701 mn, according to a filing to Tadawul. This comes a couple of weeks after the property developer pulled in a massive SAR 135 bn in orders for its institutional offering, which was 107x oversubscribed within hours of opening. Final allocations were made yesterday. We reported earlier that the company landed Sinad Holding as a cornerstone investor late last month with a 2.2% stake.

Proceeds + market cap: Selling shareholders are set to rake in SAR 1.26 bn in proceeds from the sale of 90 mn shares, a 30% stake of the company. The final price would also give Almajdiah a market cap of SAR 4.2 bn at listing.

ADVISORS– Saudi Fransi Capital is quarterbacking the transaction as financial advisor, lead manager, underwriter, and bookrunner, while Baker McKenzie is providing counsel. PwC is acting as financial due diligence advisor, while Colliers is serving as market consultant.

Receiving agents include our friends at EFG Hermes KSA, Al Rajhi Capital, SAB Invest, Alinma Capital, Riyad Capital, Aljazira Capital, Alisthimar Capital, ANB Capital, SNB Capital, Derayah Financial, Yaqeen Capital, Alkhabeer Capital, and Sahm, among others.

Zooming out: The Kingdom remained the region’s IPO powerhouse in 1H, accounting for the lion’s share with USD 2.8 bn raised across 22 offerings — a 36% y-o-y increase in value in the first six months of the year — representing 85% of total GCC IPO proceeds.

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• PIF-backed CloudKitchens is reportedly eyeing an IPO in the Kingdom or the UAE (or both);
• Meal subscription startup Calo is also said to be eyeing an IPO here at home by 2027.