Thursday, April 19, 2007

Saudi Billionaire Maan Al-Sanea Intends to Borrow as Much as $5 Billion

(Bloomberg) -- Maan al-Sanea, the Saudi billionaire who is the second-biggest shareholder in HSBC Holdings Plc, plans to borrow $5 billion to help finance real- estate purchases and investments.

Saad Trading Contracting & Financial Services Co., one of al-Sanea's Saad Group of companies based in al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, will borrow $5 billion within a 20-year plan ``to diversify its investments inside and outside the kingdom,'' the company said in a statement e-mailed today.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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