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Saad Group [SAADG.UL] did not cite its chairman in astatement announcing the restructuring, but said "accounts ofour operating companies remain unimpaired." The group did not disclose the size of the debtrestructuring or the number of the companies affected, sayingonly it was facing short-term liquidity problems from globalturmoil and unspecified "events" affecting the Bahraini bankingsector, where it is active through two banks briny baird petco park . (For the text ofthe statement double click on [ID:nL1208305]) "We are continuously striving to mitigate the effects ofthis limited squeeze and are also planning for an orderlyrestructuring of the debt of affected companies in cooperationwith our counterparties and international advisers," said thefirm, one of Saudi's top family conglomerates hotel near petco park . Saad Group said it appointed consultants and was also aboutto conclude a deal with an unnamed top European bank to managerelations with other lenders hotels by petco park . The accounts freeze could reverberate throughout the regionsince Sanea and the companies he controls form a key part ofthe closely knit commercial world of the Arabian peninsula.Several of those companies have suffered setbacks in recentweeks . Sanea owns Bahrain-based Awal Bank, either directly orthrough Saad Group, according to the bank's website. Moody's said it downgraded a number entities related toSaad Group, including Saad Trading Contracting & FinancialServices Co, Saad Investments Co Ltd and Saad Group Ltd, to B1-- termed "high-yield" or "junk" by market participants -- andmore downgrades could come.
