Saudi Arabia's Dar AlMajed plans to list 30% stake via IPO
The company is offering 90 million shares to investors and the final price for the offering will be determined through a book-building period running from July 29 to August 4, it said in a statement.
The company has appointed Saudi Fransi Capital (BSF Capital) as financial advisor for the IPO.
(Reporting by Federico Maccioni, editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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