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02/09/2014 01:30 AST
Construction Products Holding Company (CPC) and Qalaa Holdings marked recently the completion of their EGP1.3 billion ($180 million) transaction on Sphinx Glass.
The celebration marked the final conclusion of a transaction through which Saudi Arabia’s CPC (through its subsidiary CPC International) acquired leading Egyptian float glass manufacturer Sphinx Glass for an equity value EGP 816 million ($114.2 million) for 100 percent of the shares of Sphinx.
“Qalaa Holdings has developed a state-of-the-art plant that serves domestic and international markets,” said Saleh Binladen, Chairman of CPC, Saudi Arabia’s largest manufacturer of building materials. “Sphinx Glass is one of the most technologically advanced float glass producers in Egypt and is managed by a highly professional team. It is a perfect complement to our existing portfolio of building materials manufacturing facilities and an important step in our expansion drive in Egypt and the region.”
“We are quite pleased to have successfully concluded the acquisition of Sphinx Glass. This key acquisition comes at a time when CPC is expanding into the very promising African market and I am confident that this acquisition will position CPC as one of the major players in the glass and aluminum sectors in the region,” said Mu’taz Sawwaf, vice chairman and non-executive member of the Board of Directors. “We are planning to increase productivity, both in terms of product range and capacity, by making further investments focused on technology, research and development.”
“We have entrusted a gem in the manufacturing sector to a strong new corporate parent,” said Ahmed Heikal, Chairman and Founder of Qalaa Holdings (formerly Citadel Capital), an African leader in infrastructure and industry. “We wish CPC every success with Sphinx Glass. I also hope the next phase of expansion of Sphinx Glass under its new owners will include glass for the production of solar panels. It is something the country needs.”
Qalaa Holdings Co-Founder and Managing Director Hisham El-Khazindar said: “With the closure of this transaction, we have just marked the most significant exit to-date under our transformation program. We are confident that the strong management team and staff of Sphinx Glass will continue to capitalize on some of the very same macroeconomic fundamentals — including growing demand for infrastructure in an increasingly urbanized continent.
These are among the factors that underpin many of our core investments. It has been an honor, personally and professionally, to help shepherd Sphinx Glass from an idea on the drawing board prior to the start of the global recession through to today’s sale. In the process, we have built an outstanding Egyptian company that has earned its market position at home and abroad.”
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