Equity pays Sh1bn less in buyout of DRC bank

Equity Bank chief executive James Mwangi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Equity Group #ticker:EQTY has paid Sh1 billion less in its purchase of a controlling 66.5 percent stake in DRC’s Banque Commerciale Du Congo from George Arthur Forrest.

The move comes after the lender renegotiated the deal, citing the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the target company that has become its second subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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