Home GCC Saudi Arabia Saudi wealth fund to build $412m stake in local tourism firm The Public Investment Fund signed a pact to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Almosafer Travel & Tourism by Bloomberg September 14, 2022 Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is seeking to build $412m stake in a local travel and tourism firm as part of efforts to diversify its investments. The Public Investment Fund signed a pact to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Almosafer Travel & Tourism, a unit of Riyadh-listed Seera Group Holding, according to a statement. The investment of SAR1.55bn ($412m) includes a SAR386m earn-out amount. Chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the $620bn PIF is plowing deeper into public markets as it pursues the goal of increasing its assets to about $1tn by 2025. The wealth fund is boosting its investments in equities as Saudi Arabia’s income from oil almost doubled in the second quarter. The fund bought a $1.5bn stake in the investment company of billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal in May. More from statement: * The earn-out amount will be conditional on Almosafer achieving certain pre-agreed KPIs in 2023 and 2024 * Seera’s destination management company, Discover Saudi, and its Hajj & Umrah B2B operator, Mawasim, will now fall under the umbrella of Almosafer * Almosafer aims to use the investment to scale up its tourism operations The shares of Seera rose as much as 3.5 per cent in Riyadh on Tuesday. 0 Comments