US firm to sell ICEA stake after Sh2.4bn Ndegwas deal

The transaction is in line with Leapfrog’s investment strategy, where it invests, grows value, and then exits profitably.

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A US-based global financial services firm is set to sell its entire 24.1 percent stake in ICEA Lion Insurance Holdings, which it acquired from the family of former Central Bank of Kenya governor Philip Ndegwa for Sh2.4 billion.

Prudential Financial Inc., which acquired the stake in 2021, has disclosed that it has agreed to dispose of the shareholding, subject to regulatory approvals.

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