EGYPT · MARKETS

Key Facts

—The bid: Nassef Sawiris has offered €4.10 a share in cash to take chemicals group OCI Global private.

—Price tag: The all-cash offer values OCI at about €867 million, a premium of roughly 2% to the prior close.

—Already in control: Sawiris owns 49.21% of OCI and the wider family 58.28%, so he is bidding for the 41.72% he does not hold.