Samba has been hired as an adviser on the deal RIYADH: Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Batelco) is planning to become the first company to have a dual listing of shares on Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange (Tadawul), Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. The investment arm of Samba Financial Group has been hired as an adviser on the deal, the people said, asking not to be identified for information privacy. No decision has been made and the company may decide against the dual listing, they said. A spokesperson at Batelco declined to comment, while Samba Capital didn’t respond to messages seeking comment, Bloomberg said. Tadawul has been trying to encourage Middle Eastern firms to dual list for years, without success. Aluminium Bahrain had considered a dual listing in 2014, but it never occurred.