SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, (THEWILL) – The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has sold Keystone Bank, one of Nigeria’s commercial banks, to the Sigma Golf – Riverbank consortium.
This was disclosed by AMCON in a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Jude Nwauzor, revealing that the Sigma Golf – Riverbank consortium, which is made up of Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited and Riverbank Investment Resources, are entities set up by local investors.
AMCON said the sale of the bank has been on the cards since 2016, via a process started with interest shown by more than 12 parties cutting across local and international investors.
It revealed that the emergence of the Sigma Golf – Riverbank consortium resulted from a rigorous and competitive bidding process, which was coordinated for AMCON by Citibank Nigeria Limited and its affiliates and FBN Capital (Joint Financial Advisers), and Banwo & Ighodalo and Crosswrock Law (Joint Legal Advisers).
“AMCON is pleased to announce Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited and Riverbank Investment Resources Limited (the Sigma Golf – Riverbank consortium) as the new investors in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued and fully paid up ordinary shares of Keystone Bank Limited,” it said.
“This follows the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
“The completion of the Transaction is subject to the fulfilment of the conditions precedent as stated in the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) executed between AMCON and the Sigma Golf – Riverbank consortium.”
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