RIYADH: Americana Group, the regional operator of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants, has added Morgan Stanley to work on a planned initial public offering that could raise $1 billion.
The planned IPO of the firm, which is backed by Saudi Public Investment Fund, could value the firm at around $8 billion, Bloomberg reported citing unnamed sources.Â
Morgan Stanley will work alongside First Abu Dhabi Bank, Goldman Sachs and SNB Capital for the IPO of the food company, with Rothschild & Co. as its financial adviser.Â
Americana is preparing for a dual listing in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.Â
