Zee Stores acquires Royal Horizon
ABU DHABI, January 20, 2021 Abu Dhabi-listed International Holding Company’s listed subsidiary, Zee Stores, a specialist in trading food and non-food products and other services, has acquired 60% of privately-held Royal Horizon Holding, a leading supplier of soft commodities. The acquisition is worth AED80 million ($21 million), divided into AED40 million payable to shareholders and AED40 million as a capital infusion to Royal Horizon. Falal Ameen, CEO of Zee Stores, said: “The majority acquisition of Royal Horizon gives us an immediate entry into the retail food space, with stores in Ajman, RAK and Al Ain and a medium-term strategy of opening 4 more stores by 2025 and affording us over 138,000 sq ft of retail space for our combined 25,000+ food and retail products. We are also adding internationally recognised brands to our own growing rooster of soft commodities and there will be numerous synergies in supply chain management th