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Nama appoints advisors for privatising five subsidiaries

London Economics will provide economic advisory services, while Lazard Freres will manage financial transactions. The consortium will also have five other advisory firms providing services in other areas, according to a Nama Holding release.
The five Nama group companies to be privatised are Muscat Electricity Distribution Company SAOC; Majan Electricity Company SAOC; Mazoon Electricity Company SAOC; Dhofar Power Company SAOC; and Oman Electricity Transmission Company SAOC.
The advisors were appointed after the country’s cabinet decided to privatise state-owned electricity firms, which was announced by the minister responsible for financial affairs, Darwish bin Ismail Al Balushi. The government has also formed a temporary supervisory committee to oversee the privatisation of firms in the power sector.
Although, the government had indicated plans for divesting stakes in several state-owned firms, the entire process is taking time, and several companies have yet to announce a plan for the disinvestment programme.
The companies for privatisation will be identified after carefully considering their present financial status. The Ministry of Finance had earlier revealed that the government planned to divest stakes in at least 11 state-owned companies to raise funds to reduce deficits and improve efficiencies.
In an attempt to enhance efficiency and facilitate the smooth privatisation of state-owned firms, the government has transferred its stakes in several firms to either sector-specific holding companies or investment funds. These holding companies include Oman Food Investment Holding, Oman Global Logistics Group, and the Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic).
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