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Jul 17 2011

MARKET TALK: Dubai Holding Unit May Sell $2B Telco Assets -JPM

Sunday, Jul 17, 2011

0830 GMT [Zawya Dow Jones]-- Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group may sell its telecommunications investments over a period of 3 years to meet contractor liabilities, says JPMorgan. Analyst values telco portfolio at $2 billion. The company may also sell real estate assets worth $715M, but not clear whether sufficient demand, analyst adds. Estimates that after Swiss bond repayment, company's total debt has declined to $3.6B now. "Barring new debt issuance, we expect debt to decline further to $2.7B in 2012 and $2.3B in 2013," analyst adds. Maintains overweight rating.

(nicolas.parasie@dowjones.com)

Copyright (c) 2011 Dow Jones & Co.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

17-07-11 0831GMT

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