Egypt to offer 30% stake in 7 state-run hotels to GCC funds within 2 months

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) is set to offer a 30% stake in the holding company owning seven hotels for Gulf funds and investors in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, two unnamed sources familiar with the matter told Asharq Business on January 24th.

The hotels are Cairo Marriott Hotel, Sofitel Legend Old Cataract in Aswan, Marriott Mena House, Sofitel Winter Palace Luxor, Steigenberger Cecil Alexandria, Mövenpick Aswan, and “Elephantine” Aswan, according to the sources.

One of the sources said that TSFE is undergoing the final stage of the pre-IPO evaluation, noting that Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) is among the GCC investors interested in the offering.