Connecting intelligence with intelligence

×
Advertisement

Nov 14 2006

Saudi Arabia: MedGulf Mandates BMG, SAIB for IPO

JEDDAH, 14 November 2006 -- MedGulf Chairman and CEO Lutfi Al-Zein has announced in Riyadh on Sunday that the company has mandated BMG Financial Advisors and The Saudi Investment Bank ( SAIB ) as financial advisers, arrangers and underwriters for its Initial public offering (IPO) process.

"Over the years we have endeavored to accord quality service to our customers. Our intention to float is another step in increasing our stake holder base whether clients or investors. The seamless service that has become synonymous with MedGulf 's services will mark our transition to a listed company," Al-Zain said.

Being one of the leading insurers and largest by capital and premium income in the Arab world, MedGulf , one of the 13 cooperative insurance companies licensed recently by the Saudi Council of Ministers, operates a comprehensive portfolio of insurance products including motor vehicle, property and fire, marine, engineering, aviation, and energy insurance as well as health and life insurance. The company has been in the business for over 25 years.

"We are pleased to be appointed by MedGulf , a household insurance name in the Middle East with a well-established presence in the Saudi market," Basil Al-Ghalayini, CEO of BMG Financial Advisors , said.

BMG has worked on a number of insurance-related projects and has been active in raising investor awareness by producing research reports, organizing forums and developing a market index that gives an additional perspective to market behavior.

"BMG has the best equity research capabilities in the country and produced the first research report on the National Company for Cooperative Insurance," said Al-Ghalayini, adding that "we will be producing other equity research reports in future to educate investors about this important sector of insurance."

Saud El Saleh, managing director of SAIB , emphasized the importance of the smooth transformation of MedGulf to a public entity in accordance with Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency's (SAMA's) regulations. Both BMG and SAIB are working closely to achieve this.

By Khalil Hanware

© Arab News 2006

Post Your Comment

Sending ...

Copyright © 2012 Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.

provided by  www.zawya.com

Send This Article To Your Friends

All fields are required.

Use commas for multiple email addresses

We'll use your email address to send the article on your behalf and it will not be collected or used for any other purposes.

X