Kingdom Holding Company
 | This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: written like an advertisement and should be wikified. (November 2016) |
 | |
| Type | Saudi Joint Stock Company |
|---|---|
| Tadawul: 4280 | |
| ISIN | SA31RG522S19 |
| Industry | Diversified investments Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman Eng. Talal Ibrahim Al Maiman, CEO |
| Revenue | 1,759,917,000 Saudi riyal (2019)  |
| Total assets | 48,370,443,000 Saudi riyal (2019) |
| Owner | Al-Waleed bin Talal (95%) |
| Website | www.kingdom.com.sa |
The Kingdom Holding Company (Arabic: شركة المملكة القابضة) is a Saudi conglomerate holding company based in Riyadh. The Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) is a publicly listed company on the Tadawul (Saudi Stock Exchange). The KHC consists of a select team of experienced investment specialists directed by its founder and chairman, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal and Chief Executive Officer, Eng. Talal Ibrahim Al Maiman. The company describes itself as a diversified investment company, whose main interests are financial services, real estate, tourism and hospitality, media, entertainment, petrochemicals, aviation and technology.
Present investments[]
Present investments include:[1]
- Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Canada-based) (owns 45% with Cascade Investment, LLC, and others)[2]
- Fairmont Raffles Swissotel (minority ownership with Accor)
- Hotel George V (100%) (France)
- KADCO Egypt (100%) (Egypt)
- Kingdom Hospital-Consulting Clinics[citation needed] (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
- Kingdom Hotels Investments (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
- Kingdom Schools (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
- Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (100%) (Lebanon)
- Lyft (US)[3]
- Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts (33%) (Switzerland[citation needed])
- Flynas (33%) (Saudi Arabia)
- National Industrialization Company (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
- Rotana Group (Arabic: روتانا), the Arab world's largest entertainment company (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
- Saudi Research & Marketing Group (100%) (Saudi Arabia)
Past investments[]
Past investments include:[1]
- 21st Century Fox (US / 6% minority stake, sold in 2017)
- 360buy (China / now publicly traded as JD.com)
- Amazon (US)
- AOL / Time Warner (US)
- Apple (US)
- Canary Wharf (UK)
- Citigroup (US)
- The Coca-Cola Company (US)
- Compaq (US)
- eBay (US)
- EuroDisney (France / now owned by The Walt Disney Company on a 87.15%[4])
- Ford (US)
- Hewlett-Packard (US)
- McDonald's (US)
- Motorola Mobility (US)
- News Corporation (US)
- PepsiCo (US)
- Priceline.com (US)
- Procter & Gamble (US)
- The Savola Group (Saudi Arabia)
- Saks Incorporated (US)
- SAMBA, Saudi American Bank (US)
- Marvel Comics (US)
- The Walt Disney Company (US)
- Twitter[5] (US)
The company is known for hiring the first Saudi female commercial pilot, Captain Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi, who trained at the in Jordan.[6]
It is the owner of and was the lead developer of the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kingdom Holding is an active investor in sub-saharan Africa through Kingdom Africa Management, a private equity firm and subsidiary based in South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria. Kingdom Africa is run by J. Kofi Bucknor and focuses on growth equity investments.
In 2007, the company committed to purchasing an Airbus A380 "Flying Palace" for $485 million,[7] however according to the Kingdom Holding's chief financial officer the plane has been sold.[8]
In April 2010, the company sold part of its stake in Raffles Holdings International in a deal worth about $847 million to a group of investors, including an affiliate of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.[9]
In August 2011, the company announced plans for the construction of Jeddah Tower, which will become the tallest building in the world.[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Saudi Kingdom Holding Company". Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved Jan 19, 2012.
- ^ Kingdom Holding Company website accessed Nov. 21, 2016 http://www.kingdom.com.sa/investments/hotels/management-companies/four-seasons-hotels-and-resorts
- ^ "Saudi's Kingdom Holding among group investing $247.7 million in Lyft". Reuters. December 24, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Salon Mickey Blog". Salon Mickey Blog. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "Saudi Prince Pumps $300 Million Into Twitter". TechCrunch. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ First Saudi Female Pilot Lands Job With Kingdom Holding , M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News, 24 November 2004, retrieved 9 October 2009 Archived May 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal places first order for A380 flying palace" (Press release). Airbus. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Prince Alwaleed bin Talal insulted at only being No 26 on Forbes rich list • The Guardian, 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Kingdom Holding Sells Stake in Raffles". dealbook.nytimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Kingdom Holding Contracts Construction of World's Tallest Tower". www.azobuild.com. 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
External links[]
- Companies listed on Tadawul
- Companies based in Riyadh
- Economic history of Saudi Arabia
- Holding companies established in 1980
- Holding companies of Saudi Arabia
- Investment companies of Saudi Arabia
- Sovereign wealth funds
- Saudi Arabian companies established in 1980