List of the Largest Companies in Kenya

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Airtel Africa London Stock Exchange : AAF Nairobi, Kenya website	Communications	7,628	1	-	1
Desbro Group Acquired Brenntag GmbH 2018-09-13 Nairobi, Kenya	Distribution	79	-	-	-
Canon Chemicals Ltd. Acquired Godrej 2016-02-03 Nairobi, Kenya website	Consumer Products	11	-	-	-
Cable Holdings Ltd. – East African Cables PE Backed The Abraaj Group 2005-11-01 Nairobi, Kenya website	Electrical Equipment	-	-	-	-
Avenue Group Private Nairobi, Kenya website	Healthcare Services	-	-	-	-
Athi River Steel Plant PE Backed The Abraaj Group 2006-09-01 Nairobi, Kenya website	Metals/Mining	-	-	-	-
Ovidian Advertising & Design Ltd. Private Nairobi, Kenya website	Media	-	-	-	-
Live Ad Private Nairobi, Kenya website	Marketing	-	-	-	-
Artcaffe Coffee & Bakery PE Backed Emerging Capital Partners LLC Phatisa Group 2018-12-19 Nairobi, Kenya website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Airtel-Telkom Private Nairobi, Kenya website	Communications	-	1	1	-
Silafrica PE Backed Africinvest 2016-03-10 Nairobi, Kenya website	Plastics	-	-	-	-
Airtel Africa's Money Business PE Backed TPG 2021-03-18 $200M Kenya	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
ARM Ltd. (Athi River Mining) PE Backed The Abraaj Group 2010-05-01 Nairobi, Kenya website	Construction	-	-	-	-
Bank of Africa Kenya (BOAK) PE Backed The Abraaj Group 2006-12-01 Nairobi, Kenya website	Financial Services	-	-	-	-
Alternet Systems Acquired MIA Global 2024-10-04 Nairobi, Kenya	Internet Software and Services	-	-	-	-
Regis Runda Academy Acquired Advtech 2025-08-07 Nairobi, Kenya website	Education	-	-	-	-

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