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Kingdom Holding Company
Vision
Kingdom Holding Company (“KHC”) is one of the world’s premier international investment companies with holdings in some of the world’s best known companies and brands including Apple, Time Warner, Samba, Citigroup, Pepsi, Walt Disney and Four Seasons
KHC is based in Saudi Arabia and headed by HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. The Company’s vision is simple to ‘invest in the best’ through a strategy of
- Focussing on core growth and value added industry sectors
- Investing in high performance companies with leading brands
- Maintaining a longer-term investment approach
- Extracting value from undervalued or underperforming assets
- Maximising Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s unique experience, investment expertise and international network of contacts
Overview
KHC is one of world's largest and most diversified private investment companies with holdings in a large number of Saudi Arabian, Middle Eastern and International companies
In particular, KHC is one of the world's leading hotel investors, with a portfolio of hotels and majority interests in international hotel management companies
The assets of KHC are valued at SR 92.4 billion (USD 25 billion) as of 31 December 2006. For the year ending 31 December 2006, on a pro forma basis, the company had total operating revenue of SR 4.6 billion
The Company's current investment portfolio included the following
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS - The Company has invested extensively in international companies with premium brands. The international portfolio consists of "core" holdings which have over time become strategic investments of the Company
The international portfolio includes: (for more detail about all investments see the Investment Portfolio section of this website - 'take me there')
Banking & Financial Services
Citigroup Inc
Real Estate
Songbird Estates plc (Canary Wharf, London)
George V Hotel (Paris)
Plaza Hotel (New York)
Savoy Hotel (London)
Hotel Management Companies
Fairmont Raffles Hotels International
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Inc
MövenPick Hotels and Resorts AG
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
News Corporation
Time Warner Inc
Additional Interests
Apple Inc
Eastman Kodak Co
eBay Inc
Euro Disney SCA
Hewlett-Packard Co
Motorola Inc
PepsiCo Inc
Priceline.com Inc
Procter & Gamble Co
The Walt Disney Co
SAUDI ARABIAN & REGIONAL INVESTMENTS - the company is also focused on investing Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, primarily within the following key sectors (for more detail about all investments see the Investment Portfolio section of this website - 'take me there')
Banking & Financial Services
Samba Financial Group
Al-Azizia Commercial Investment Company
Technology, Media & Telecommunication
Saudi Research and Marketing Group
Real Estate
Kingdom Center
Kingdom City
Riyadh and Jeddah developments
Consumer & Healthcare
Savola Group
Kingdom Hospitals & Consulting Clinics
SAKS Saudi Arabia
Industrial
National industrializationCompany
Hotels
Kingdom Hotel Investments
IFA Hotels & Resorts (Kuwait)
Other
Kuwait Invest Holding Company
International Financial Advisors (IFA)
Kingdom Schools Company
KADCO
National Private Air Transportation Services Company
Kingdom Zephyr Fund
The company is considering a number of additional private equity investments in Saudi Arabia and developing markets within the Middle East and Africa
KHC is currently in discussions regarding several other potential joint ventures including the possible creation of a securities and banking business in Saudi Arabia with Citigroup and has recently established a joint venture with HSBC Bank Holdings to focus on private equity projects in sub Saharan Africa
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