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Exit from : Waters Garage, UK

19.12.2016

MENA Capital announced its successful exit from its investment in Waters Garage, UK. Waters Garage was a freehold commercial property & a historic site in Hertford, UK in which MENA Capital had a majority stake. MENA Capital partnered with a London based property planning & development specialist, for value optimization of the site through the conversion of the plot to a residential scheme while carefully satisfying the Town Council’s planning requirements. The property was consented for conversion from commercial to residential use and sold as-is post planning and proceeds were realized within a 3 year holding period generating an IRR of 31% and ROI of 82% to MENA Capital. Waters Garage represents MENA Capital Holding's first direct investment in real estate & its success reflects the Company's success in implementing its real estate investment strategy.

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MENA Capital Holding announces annual profits of KWD 14.4 million and 54.1 fils Earnings per Share.

17.07.2011

The General Assembly of MENA Capital Holding endorsed all the items listed on the Agenda during an Ordinary Session on 17 July 2011. Most importantly, the General Assembly endorsed the Financial Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2011 and its Auditors’ Report, the Board of Directors Report and released the Board of Directors’ actions for the said fiscal year.

Hamad Abdullatif Al-Asfour, Chairman & Managing Director of MENA Capital Holding announced during the meeting the Company’s substantial profits covering all losses accumulated during the previous three financial years. The Company reported Net Profits of KWD 14.39 million attributable to shareholders of the parent during the year against a loss of KWD 1.14 million during the corresponding previous year, reversing the negative Earnings per Share (EPS) (3.9 fils negative earnings as of March 31, 2010) to current year positive Earnings per Share of 54.1 fils.

As is typical of any private equity focused investment operations, the Company’s financial performance generated initial accumulated losses of KWD 12.025 million as of 31 March 2010 which were positively reversed when the Company exited one of its investments in Turkey through a subsidiary. As a result, the Company realized significant improvements in Return on Assets (ROA) which is 41.21% at the end of the current year (31 March 2010: -3.38%). The Return on Equity (ROE) too registered a sharp increase to 77.28% from -5.51% at the end of last year. Today, the Company holds a strong liquidity position with no debt on the Holding level. This is reflected in the high liquidity ratios at the end of the current financial year.