Quoting informed sources, Frank Kane at The National reports that AHAB has offered creditors a cash payment of US$1.8 billion on US$9 billion of liabilities plus up to US$4 billion hoped to result from AHAB lawsuits against Mr. AlSanea.
As Mr. Kane notes and as I have as well before, Mr. AlSanea continues to deny AHAB's allegations against him.
The al Gosaibi family of Saudi Arabia is prepared to sell much of its 70-year-old business empire to help pay its creditors, informed sources say.
The proposed net payment is a minimum of 20% (US$1.8 billion) with a maximum of 64.4% (US$5.8 billion).
As the article points out, the net value of Mr. AlSanea's assets is not known.
Assuming for a moment that AHAB would be successful in its lawsuits, I believe it would become another of Mr. AlSanea's unsecured creditors. And would therefore be entitled to a proportionate share of the "estate". As well, the resolution of the lawsuits is probably something that will require a very long time to settle. In objecting to a potential suit against itself by Trowers and Hamlins, AHAB is reported to have said that "litigating the intercompany positions will take years if not decades and that such litigation only depletes resources that will be needed to effect a workable commercial settlement". One may perhaps safely presume that the same would apply to AHAB lawsuits against Mr. AlSanea.
Putting aside the depleted resources argument, one might argue that the present value of the proposed settlement is therefore less, much less, than 64% or 20% for that matter (which will depend on sales of AHAB assets).
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