Kingdom Holding Company (“KHC”) is a Saudi Arabian company and was founded by HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in Riyadh in 1980.
KHC is one of the world's largest and most diversified private investment companies with holdings in a large number of Saudi Arabian, Middle Eastern and International companies.
KHC's total assets are valued at around SR94.44 billion (US$ 25 billion) as at 31 December 2006.
KHC won many prestigious awards, most recently:
2007 Saudi Arabia's Most Admired Company (Arabian Business)
2007 Man of the Year (Arabian Business)
For the past four consecutive years 'Saudi Arabia's Number 1 Company' (Arab News)
For the past 3 years, KHC was voted No.1, in the Top 50 Most Admired Arab Companies (Arabian Business)
Prince Alwaleed was voted as one to the Time 100 Power Givers (Time Magazine)
Prince Alwaleed was present in '40 Years of Power & Influence' list (Institutional Investor)
Arabian Business has ranked Prince Alwaleed as number one in the '100 Most Powerful Arabs' list for the last five consecutive years.
KHC's domestic and international portfolio includes investments in many sectors from iconic real estate landmarks, world-famous luxury hotels to banking, media and information technology, retail business & healthcare, entertainment and tourism
KHC's investment strategy is simple:
Focussing on core growth and value added industry sectors
Investing in high performance companies with leading brands
Maintaining a longer-term investment approach
Extracting value from undervalued or underperforming assets
Maximising Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's unique experience, investment expertise and international network of contacts
KHC is the largest foreign investor in the US and one of the largest investors in the Middle East region.
As Chairman of KHC, Prince Alwaleed leads a multidisciplinary team of around 40 professionals. Together, they operate 24 hours a day from their offices in Riyadh overseeing KHC's growing global portfolio with a success rate which has become renowned the world over.
