M&A Deal Summary

Saham Finances S.A. Acquires Mercantile Insurance

On January 8, 2013, Saham Finances S.A. acquired insurance company Mercantile Insurance

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Saham Finances S.A.’s 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Saham Finances S.A.’s 1st transaction in Kenya.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-01-08
Target Mercantile Insurance
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Saham Finances S.A.
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Mercantile Insurance

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

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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 2 of 6
Sector (Insurance) 2 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
Country (Kenya) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-27 LIA Insurance sal

Beirut, Lebanon

LIA Insurance sal is a provider of life and general insurance services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-16 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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