M&A Deal Summary

Polaris Bank Acquires MainStreet Bank

On October 31, 2014, Polaris Bank acquired financial services company MainStreet Bank from AMCON for 602M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Polaris Bank’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Polaris Bank’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Polaris Bank’s 1st transaction in Nigeria.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-31
Target MainStreet Bank
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Polaris Bank
Sellers(s) AMCON
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 602M USD

Target

MainStreet Bank

Lagos, Nigeria
website
MainStreet Bank Ltd. is a banking and other financial services provider.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Polaris Bank

Lagos, Nigeria

website


Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Financial Services
Revenue 348M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Polaris Bank is a provider of business banking services. With a footprint of over 350 branches across the country, Polaris Bank prides itself in delivering exceptional customer experience, leveraging best in class/state-of-the-art Information Communication Technology (ICT). By focusing on ICT solutions across multiple service delivery channels (mobile banking, ATMs, POS, and online platforms) Polaris Bank maintains a pivotal role in the Nigerian banking industry, providing customers with simple, convenient, and secured banking services. Polaris Bank is based in Lagos, Nigeria.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Nigeria) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AMCON

Abuja, Nigeria

website


Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

AMCON, Inc. is a financial services provider.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Nigeria) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-05 MainStreet Bank

Lagos, Nigeria

MainStreet Bank Ltd. is a banking and other financial services provider.

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