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Saudi KAFD seeks $500 M for cooling; Qatar firms plan merger

6/19/2026

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Financial District is seeking about $500 million to sell its district-cooling business.
Saudi Tabreed District Cooling Co., backed by the Public Investment Fund, and UAE-based Tabreed have bid.
Qatar Cool and Marafeq, partly owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, are weighing a merger that could create a district-cooling company and lead to a listing.
Standard Chartered Plc advises on both the Saudi sale and the Qatar merger.

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Story summary

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Financial District is seeking about $500 million to sell its district-cooling business.
Saudi Tabreed District Cooling Co., backed by the Public Investment Fund, and UAE-based Tabreed have bid.
Qatar Cool and Marafeq, partly owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, are weighing a merger that could create a district-cooling company and lead to a listing.
Standard Chartered Plc advises on both the Saudi sale and the Qatar merger.