Centum sells Sidian Bank for Sh4.3bn to Nigerian lender

The Sidian Bank rebranding ceremony in 2016. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Nigeria’s top lender, Access Bank, will acquire majority stake in Sidian Bank from Centum Investments for Sh4.3 billion, two years after it entered the Kenyan market with the buyout of Transnational Bank.

Centum Investments on Tuesday announced a binding agreement to sell 83.4 percent stake in Sidian to the Nigerian lender, which has been on an acquisition spree in Africa.

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