Home Industry Finance Kingdom Holding Plans Bond Sale The Saudi company owned by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal plans to tap debt markets through sale of either conventional or Islamic bonds. by Reuters March 1, 2012 Kingdom Holding Company, the investment vehicle of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, will seek shareholders approval to tap debt markets through sale of either conventional or Islamic bonds, the company said in a statement. The firm, which is 95-per cent owned by Prince Alwaleed, has never issued public debt before but will seek approval to do so at a meeting on March 27, the statement to the Saudi stock exchange on Wednesday said. Kingdom has minority stakes in some of the world’s top companies and is one of the largest shareholders in US bank Citigroup. The fund, which bought a stake in microblogging site Twitter worth $300 million in December, reported a 19.9 per cent drop in fourth-quarter profit on January 21, which was attributed to decreased performance by its associated hotels. Tags Breaking News 0 Comments You might also like 19 injured after fire breaks out in a building in Abu Dhabi Two killed and over 100 injured in Abu Dhabi gas explosion Dubai’s DIFC Authority To Split Into Two Entities Syrian Defence Minister Killed