Aramco’s Privatization and IPO Dilemma: Timing and Valuation

  • Reference: IVEY-9B20N031-E

  • Year: 2019

  • Number of pages: 12

  • Geographic Setting: Saudi Arabia

  • Publication Date: Sep 17, 2020

  • Fecha de edición: Sep 17, 2020

  • Source: Ivey Business School (Canada)

  • Type of Document: Case

  • Industry Setting: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction;

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Description

In November 2019, Saudi Arabia’s government officials and advisers had to decide whether or not to proceed with a plan to make the government-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) a private company and list it on a stock exchange. At the time, Aramco w

Learning Objective

This case is designed for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses on corporate finance, specifically on the topic of raising capital through an initial public offering. The case also discusses the decision to make a major state-owned company a public co

Keywords

initial public offering Privatization Strategy Valuation