Goldman buys $40m warrants in Drake
Dubai, November 19, 2012
Goldman Sachs bought warrants worth 147 million dirhams ($40 million) in Dubai's Drake & Scull International, less than a week after helping arrange a loan facility for the contracting firm.
Drake, which specialises in mechanical, engineering and plumbing operations, said the "strategic" investment would represent about 8.5 percent of the company's current market capitalisation.
The warrants mature in five years and can be exercised by Goldman any time after two years, Drake said in a statement on Monday, without revealing any pricing details.
Goldman's exposure will be settled in cash once the warrants are exercised, subject to pre-agreed maximum cash settlement amount.
The contractor, which reported a 93 percent drop in third-quarter profit on Sunday, had signed a $120 million equivalent loan facility to support its growth into other markets last week.
Goldman acted as a coordinator for the loan facility. Drake's shares fell 0.5 percent on the Dubai bourse in early trade following the announcement. - Reuters
Tags: Dubai | Goldman Sachs | contract | Drake and Scull |
More Finance & Capital Market Stories
- KFH-Bahrain wins top award for merger role
- Tough time ahead for Arab Spring nations
- ADS Securities inks deal with Tunes Group
- EMP expands Iraq card operations
- Dubai ICD planning to boost $2bn loan
- CEO-elect of fraud-hit Rakbank quits
- Saudi foreign assets hit record $668.2bn
- Major trade success for BBK Brokerage
- NBAD raises convertible bond issue to $465m
- Mashreq to enhance mobile banking app
