Sunday, March 4, 2012

Ithmaar Bank buys 25.38% stake in BBK.

Byline: Mahmood Rafique

MANAMA: Ithmaar Bank BSC, a Bahrain-based investment bank with a global reach, has acquired 25.38 percent stake in the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) and became a major shareholder in the bank.

Together Ithmaar Bank and Global Investment House (Global), headquartered in Kuwait and a listed company on Bahrain bourse, bought 15.47 million shares of BBK worth 11 million Bahraini dinars.

The transactions were part of a formula agreed earlier between Ithmaar Bank and Global aimed at …

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