{"id":11692,"date":"2017-03-21T19:41:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=11692"},"modified":"2017-03-21T19:41:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T18:41:16","slug":"amcon-has-found-a-buyer-for-keystone-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/amcon-has-found-a-buyer-for-keystone-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"AMCON has found a buyer for Keystone Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has announced the sale of Keystone Bank Plc (formerly Bank PHB).<\/p>\n

The bank was sold to Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited and Riverbank Investment Resources Limited (the Sigma Golf-Riverbank consortium) for a sum of N25 billion.<\/p>\n

AMCON did not officially disclose the purchase consideration.<\/p>\n

Here is what we know so far;<\/p>\n

The consortium that acquired the company, Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited and Riverbank Investment Resources Limited (the Sigma
\nGolf-Riverbank consortium), is related to Pension Fund Asset Managers, Sigma Pension Funds.<\/p>\n

The transaction has been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Reports also suggest Keystone is valued at N4 billion, meaning that AMCON sold at a premium of 6x.<\/p>

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Keystone Bank has an equity of N18.5 billion and total assets of about N317.6 billion.<\/p>\n

At a price of N25 billion, Keystone Bank\u2019s valuation is now higher than Sterling Bank and Diamond Bank at N21.5 billion and N22 billion
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n

We also understand that Keystone Bank could require an additional injection of N100 billion by the Sigma Golf-Riverbank consortium.<\/p>\n

Last year, Actis invested about $65 million (N22.7 billion assuming N350\/$1) in Sigma Pensions. The deal gave Actis a \u201cmajority
\nstake\u201d in the company.<\/p>\n

Sigma Pension Fund was founded by Umaru Modibbo and and his brother, Adamu Mu\u2019azu Modibbo, a former governorship aspirant in
\nAdamawa State in 2004.<\/p>\n

The deal will be finalized as soon as conditions in the Share Purchase Agreement are fulfilled by all parties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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