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Al Habtoor Leighton plans IPO

  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, August 28 - 2008 at 07:29

Al Habtoor Leighton Group, a Dubai-based contractor, plans to sell as much as 40% of its shares in an initial public offering in May, reported Bloomberg. Khalaf Al Habtoor said although the company does not need the capital from the IP, it would benefit from the 'structure and demands' that are part of being a publicly traded company. He also said an IPO would 'guarantee the continuity of the company'. "The company doesn't need capital from the IPO, but it would benefit from the structure and demands that come with being a publicly traded company," Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman of Al Habtoor Group, said in Dubai. "An IPO would guarantee the continuity of the company."

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