KFC, Pizza Hut operator set for US$2bil UAE, Saudi dual listing


DUBAI: The Middle Eastern operator of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants is set for a landmark dual listing, in which Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Dubai-based businessman Mohamed Alabbar will sell a 30% stake in the firm.

In the first dual listing of its kind, Americana Restaurants International Plc’s owners will offer 2.53 billion shares in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, according to a statement yestersday.

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