The sources added that receiving the offers came after the fund received inquiries from companies interested in acquiring a share in the company, which included the completion of all licenscs for some of the company’s petrol stations, and the possibility of acquiring all of the company’s shares, in addition to the status of stations of an important nature for government agencies.
The fund showed strong flexibility in the process of issuing shares, as it replied that there is no maximum limit for selling shares in the company.
The sources added that Gulf was interested, especially the Emiratis, showed interest, including ADNOC, which is affiliated with Abu Dhabi Investment Holding, the sovereign arm of the UAE, the Emirati company ENOC, and the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company.
The sources pointed out that there was a promotional tour of the assets carried out by the Sovereign Fund of Egypt with a number of financial and legal advisors during the past week to promote the Egyptian assets.
Egypt announced its intention to offer 32 government companies within the government offering program. The National Petroleum Products Company and Safi Water Bottling Company came within the program, in addition to 3 banks and a number of oil, petroleum and insurance companies, covering 18 different economic sectors.