ADQ, ADNEC sign deals to acquire 40.5% stake in Egypt’s firm – Gulf Today

ADQ, ADNEC sign deals to acquire 40.5% stake in Egypt’s firm – Gulf Today

Top officials during the signing ceremony.

ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, and ADNEC Group announced the signing of definitive agreements for the strategic acquisition of a 40.5 per cent stake in Egypt-based Talaat Moustafa Group Holding’s hospitality arm, ICON Group through a capital increase.

ADQ and ADNEC will invest through a special purpose vehicle, with 49 per cent equity ownership by ADQ and 51 per cent equity ownership by ADNEC.

ICON is a leading player in Egypt’s luxury and upscale hospitality market, with a track record of building and owning some of the most celebrated luxury hotels in Egypt. The Group owns four operational hotels — Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza, Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo, Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh and Four Seasons Alexandria at San Stefano — and has three hotels and luxury residential real estate assets currently under development, such as the Four Seasons in Madinaty and Luxor and Radisson Collection in Marsa Alam, and one hotel under design, the Four Seasons at The Pyramids.

The transaction represents a major foreign direct investment in Egypt and marks a strong vote of investor confidence in the Egyptian tourism and hospitality sector.

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