Saudi Company Acquires US Medical Campus

Saudi Company Acquires US Medical Campus
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Saudi Company Acquires US Medical Campus

Saudi Company Acquires US Medical Campus

Saudi-based Arbah Capital has announced its investors’ acquisition of the Commonwealth Campus, a $59m high income-producing diversified medical campus in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, United States.

The Campus includes prominent tenants such as Ambrosia Treatment Centers Group, Temple Health University, and Northeastern Partners.

Arbah, a financial investment company licensed by the Saudi Capital Market Authority, said it was able to secure the acquisition at a significant discount to the market valuation carried out by the US CBRE Group, providing further security to its investors.

Philadelphia is known as a medical and education hub and 1/5 of all US physicians have trained there.

The property itself has undergone more than $23m in recent refurbishment including a brand new building on site, which will open as a new outpatient facility for Ambrosia, and a wellbeing center, which is due to open in January 2021.

Arbah CEO Mahmood al-Kooheji has stated that the company’s main strategy is to find the right growth sectors for its investors and organize the investments in these sectors with leading partners who have a proven track record.

Arbah’s reputation and professionalism attract prominent partners to offer investments with added-value to its investors, he added.

The company is very proud to have once again found and executed such an excellent investment in a growing sector and with the best partner, Hampshire Stateside.

Hampshire Companies manage more than 270 properties and have Assets Under Management (AUM) of over $2.4bn in the US.

This investment reflects Arbah’s strategy of acquiring distinctive assets within excellent locations in defensive sectors like social infrastructure and industrial real estate, reflecting its investment strategy in finding exclusive high-quality opportunities for its investors, Kooheji noted.



Saudi Energy Minister: Petroleum and Petrochemical Law Guarantees Fair Competition for Investors

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. (Reuters)
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. (Reuters)
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Saudi Energy Minister: Petroleum and Petrochemical Law Guarantees Fair Competition for Investors

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. (Reuters)
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. (Reuters)

Shortly after the Saudi Cabinet approved the Petroleum and Petrochemical Law, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Tuesday the regulation aims to achieve a set of goals, mainly regulating petroleum and petrochemical operations, in a manner that contributes to economic growth.

The law also backs efforts to attract investments, elevates employment rates, upgrades energy efficiency, safeguards consumers and licensees, while ensuring product quality and creating a competitive environment that fuels fair economic yields for investors, the Minister said.

Prince Abdulaziz expressed his gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the Cabinet’s decision to approve the new law.

He praised the Saudi leadership for its support and empowerment of the energy sector, and its contribution in boosting the sector’s productivity to achieve the targets of Vision 2030.

The new law helps in building the local energy sector’s legislative framework, Prince Abdulaziz went on to say.

“This is accomplished by leveraging the top-tier international practices, boosting performance, achieving national objectives, and ensuring the optimal use of petroleum and petrochemical resources,” he said.

The new law, replacing the Petroleum Products Trade Law, helps ensure the security and reliability of local petroleum and petrochemical supplies, the minister explained.

This is on top of achieving optimal utilization of raw materials, supporting the localization of the industry’s value chain, enabling national strategies and plans, and enhancing the control and supervision of petroleum and petrochemical operations to step up compliance with laws and regulations, he added.

The new law combats practice violations by regulating the activities of use, sale, purchase, transportation, storage, export, import, packaging, and processing of these resources.

It also regulates the establishment and operation of distribution channels and petrochemical facilities, said Prince Abdulaziz.