Alpha Dhabi Holding (ADH) has announced the acquisition of an additional 17% shareholding of Abu Dhabi-listed Aldar Properties. The acquisition will increase Alpha Dhabi Holding’s shares in Aldar Properties to 29.8%, making it one of the largest shareholders.
The acquisition comes in line with Alpha Dhabi Holding’s recently announced expansion plan and future strategy, targeting $2.18bn (AED8bn) for investments in real estate, hospitality, healthcare, petrochemicals, and other promising sectors inside and outside the UAE, a report by Wam stated.
Early this year, Alpha Dhabi Holding acquired a 12.8% strategic stake in Aldar Properties. The transaction, which involved the transfer of around one billion shares in a block trade valued at $1bn (AED3.7bn), was one of the largest private share purchases in a UAE-listed company.
In this latest investment, Alpha Dhabi Holding has completed the acquisition of Sublime 2, Sogno 2 and Sogno 3 which together own 17% of Aldar Properties.
Commenting on the announcement, Hamad Salem Mohamed Al Ameri, Managing Director and CEO of Alpha Dhabi Holding, said, “The real estate sector has been witnessing an outstanding recovery during 2021, and demand for residential, commercial, hospitality and logistics units continue to grow as a result of the resilience and agility of the country’s post-pandemic strategy.”
“Aldar’s rapid growth, strategic expansion plan and projects in pipeline represent the right investment for ADH and our shareholders. Aldar’s many projects vary between local, regional and international markets and align with our vision for ADH to explore new markets,” Al Ameri added.
Recently, Aldar announced that through a consortium with ADQ, it will own 85.52% of Egyptian developer SODIC’s outstanding share capital. The consortium’s objective is to advance SODIC’s position as a leading national developer by scale and reputation, growing its portfolio of mixed-use residential communities in Greater Cairo, the North Coast and other major markets.