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Saudi Arabia’s PIF acquires 54 per cent majority stake in MBC Group for $1.99bn

The announcement follows robust net profits reported in the first half (H1) of 2025, with the Tadawul-listed MBC Group recording 41.07 per cent higher net profits year-on-year at SAR 335.43m ($89.43m).

PIF MBC Group

The Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a 54 per cent stake in Saudi stock exchange (Tadawul)-listed MBC Group, a leading media and entertainment conglomerate in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, through a private transaction with Istedamah Holding Company.

Istedamah Holding Company, a subsidiary of the Saudi Finance Ministry, previously held the substantial stake in MBC Group, which has now been acquired by Saudi Arabia’s PIF.

According to a public filing on the Saudi bourse, PIF acquired Istedamah Holding Company’s 54 per cent stake in MBC Group for an aggregate price of SAR 7.469bn, at a price of SAR 41.60 per share. This tra


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