M&A Deal Summary

Saham Finances S.A. Acquires CORAR AG LTD.

On June 16, 2014, Saham Finances S.A. acquired insurance company CORAR AG LTD.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Saham Finances S.A.’s 3rd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Saham Finances S.A.’s 1st transaction in Rwanda.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-16
Target CORAR AG LTD.
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Saham Finances S.A.
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

CORAR AG LTD.

Kigali, Rwanda
CORAR AG LTD. is a provider of insurance products and services for individuals, professionals, and enterprises.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Saham Finances S.A.

Casablanca, Morocco

Category Company
Sector Insurance
Employees3,000
DESCRIPTION

SAHAM Finances is an insurance group with operations in 26 countries across North, West and East Africa, and the Middle East. It predominantly writes personal lines general insurance business (exceeding 80% of its portfolio), but is in the process of diversifying this. SAHAM Finances has approximately 61 subsidiaries, a network of 700 branches and a staff complement of more than 3,000 people. SAHAM Finances has a leading market share in many of the markets in which it operates.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector: Insurance M&A 3 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: Rwanda M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-08 Mercantile Insurance Co.

Nairobi, Kenya

Mercantile Insurance Co. Ltd. is a provider of life and non-life insurance products in the local market.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-04 Unitrust Insurance Co.

Lagos, Nigeria

Unitrust Insurance Co. Ltd. is an insurance company. UNITRUST provides a range of products over in all areas of Non-life Insurance. Unitrust Insurance Co. Ltd. was established in 1981 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

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