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UK firm seeks to raise stake in Stanbic in Sh5.61b deal

Stanbic Bank building in Nairobi

Stanbic Africa Holdings Ltd (SAHL) has offered to pay Sh5.61 billion to acquire an additional 59 million shares in Stanbic Holdings Plc subject to regulatory approvals.

According to SAHL, a private limited liability company with a registered office in the United Kingdom, the deal will see it pay Sh95 for every ordinary share to take its shareholding in Stanbic Holdings above the current 60 per cent.

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