Investment Summary

Sanlam Invests In Saham Group SA

On March 8, 2018, Sanlam invested in insurance company Saham Group SA from Wendel Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Sanlam’s 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Sanlam’s 2nd transaction in Morocco.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-03-08
Target Saham Group SA
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) Sanlam
Sellers(s) Wendel Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Saham Group SA

Casablanca, Morocco
Saham Group SA is a provider of insurance, customer relationship assistance, healthcare, and real estate business activities in Africa and the Middle East. Saham Group is conscious of its economic and social responsibility; it initiates and implements ambitious development projects in Africa through its corporate foundation. It strives to strengthen equal opportunity via two principal programs to encourage entrepreneurship and to improve access to healthcare.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Sanlam

Bellville, South Africa

Category Company
Founded 1918
Sector Insurance
Employees23,926
Revenue 227.8B ZAR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Sanlam is a life insurance company in South Africa but has since transformed into a diversified financial services group operating across Africa, India, and selected other emerging and developed markets, with listings on the Johannesburg, A2X, and Namibian stock exchanges. Sanlam was founded in 1918 and is based in Bellville, South Africa.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Insurance M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Morocco M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-24 Saham Finances S.A.

Casablanca, Morocco

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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-21 atomos wealth

London, United Kingdom

atomos wealth is a wealth management firm offering a variety of services including investment management and financial planning advice. atomos wealth was formerly Sanlam Wealth and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £140M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wendel Group

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1704
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wendel Group is a publicly traded investment group that seeks to invest €200 to €700 in public and private companies. The Firm focuses on opportunities across France, Germany, and the Benelux, but will also consider opportunities in greater Europe, North America, and select regions of Africa. Target companies typically exhibit predictable cash-flows, high barriers to entry, and are leaders in their respective markets. Wendel was originally established in 1704 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 14
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Morocco M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-22 Globeducate

Madrid, Spain

Globeducate is a provider of technical training and certification programs, conferences, industry standards, reports, publications, technical journals, and government relations activities. Globeducate was founded in 1972 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-27 Aptar CSP Technologies

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Aptar CSP Technologies, Inc. is a provider of custom polymeric solutions and specialty protective packaging. Using patented Activ-Polymer advanced desiccant polymer technology, CSP Technologies manufactures innovative protection solutions that enhance the stability, shelf life and convenience of our customers' products. Aptar CSP Technologies was founded in 1928 and is based in Auburn, Alabama.

Sell $555M