Alantra advises the KSA’s largest offshore marine and oilfield services conglomerate on a $595mn financing to fund its offshore support vessel newbuild program

Feb 2026

Debt advisory - New debt raising

Value $595mn

Dubai – Alantra acted as exclusive financial advisor to Rawabi Holding Co., the largest offshore marine and oilfield services conglomerate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on raising $595mn to fund a major part of its offshore support vessel newbuild program, comprising more than 25 vessels. The transaction was funded by Maas Capital and Australis Maritime, two leading alternative asset managers focused on the maritime sector.

Founded by the Al-Turki family, Rawabi provides integrated offshore marine and oilfield services to major National Oil Companies across the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia, it is the leading offshore marine operator and the largest vessel supplier to Saudi Aramco, accounting for more than 65% of the offshore support vessels operating in Aramco’s offshore oilfields. The group employs over 19,000 professionals and generates more than $1.6bn in annual revenues.

The financing marks a key milestone in Rawabi’s fleet expansion, enabling completion of the final phase of its newbuilding program and increasing its fleet to more than 180 vessels, positioning the group as the second largest offshore marine operator globally. Executed under a time-sensitive 60-day process, Alantra leveraged its access to global institutional shipping investors to coordinate capital providers and secure the required financing.

Saad Ashraf, Managing Partner at Alantra, said: “This transaction represents a significant milestone for Rawabi and for the offshore marine sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Delivering $595mn of financing within a compressed timeframe reflects both Rawabi’s market leadership and the continued appetite of institutional capital for scaled, high-quality maritime platforms. We are proud to have supported Rawabi in strengthening its fleet and reinforcing its global position.”

This transaction marks Alantra’s first large strategic transaction in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and further strengthens its investment banking track record in the Middle East, where the firm has executed more than 20 transactions across the UAE, KSA, and Qatar. It also reinforces Alantra’s Maritime & Offshore advisory platform, which has completed more than $4.5bn of transactions globally over the past six years, with over 50% originating from the Middle East.