Saudi Exchange restructures into Saudi Tadawul Group ahead of targeted IPO

Saudi Exchange restructures into Saudi Tadawul Group ahead of targeted IPO

Saudi Arabia's stock exchange, the largest in the Middle East, announced a reorganisation of its corporate structure in preparation for a highly anticipated initial public offering this year.

The newly created Saudi Tadawul Group will have four subsidiaries, comprising the exchange, a clearing centre, a depository company and a technology-services business.

The changes create the “necessary platform” to strengthen the group's infrastructure before the IPO this year, company officials said in a virtual event Wednesday.

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“Our announcement today brings a new challenge and greater ambition to open up new horizons for the future of an advanced financial market in concurrence with the kingdom's Vision 2030 and in accordance with the strategy of the Public Investment Fund,” said Khaled Al Hussan, CEO of Tadawul.

Saudi Arabia has been the hottest market for IPOs in the Middle East over the past two years, with new offerings oversubscribed, mostly by local retail and institutional investors. In 2019, the bourse hosted the $29 billion offering of the world's biggest oil producer, Saudi Aramco, with shares being sold