Maaden launches biggest mining IPO
July 6th, 2008State-owned Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) yesterday launched an initial public offering to raise 9.25 billion riyals ($2.47bn) in the Middle East’s biggest mining IPO, valuing the firm at $4.9bn.
Maaden plans to sell 462.5 million of stock - equivalent to 50 per cent of its share capital - at 20 riyals each with subscriptions closing [...]
