" In court papers the bank says Al Jaber guaranteed three loans to JJW Hotels & Resorts and Ajwa for Food Industries in 2008. "
Standard Bank has sued Saudi billionaire Mohamed bin Issa al Jaber for $150 million (R1.21 billion) in a London court, saying loans made to firms in his MBI International & Partners group were not repaid.
In court papers the bank says Al Jaber guaranteed three loans to JJW Hotels & Resorts and Ajwa for Food Industries in 2008.
Al Jaber, Saudi Arabia’s third-richest man according to Arabian Business, believed he had a claim against the bank over a $96.5m loss from unauthorised foreign exchange deals, his lawyer, Catharine Otton-Goulder, said last week.
She said the loans were provided to cover these losses. The bank’s spokeswoman declined to comment