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Home » Access Bank Zambia Inks Deal To Merge With African Banking Corporation Zambia
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Access Bank Zambia Inks Deal To Merge With African Banking Corporation Zambia

Our REPORTERBy Our REPORTER27 October 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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Access Bank Plc has signed an agreement with Atlas Mara Limited on a proposed merger between African Banking Corporation Zambia Limited (Atlas Mara Zambia) and Access Bank Zambia Limited.

The bank disclosed on Monday in a statement signed by the company secretary, Sunday Ekwochi.

This development comes weeks after the bank acquired a majority stake in BancABC Botswana, its fourth acquisition in 2021.

Ekwochi said that upon completion of the transaction, the bank is expected to retain or increase its current shareholding in Access Bank Zambia.

With the arrangement, the bank said it would have more than 70 branches and agencies with approximate $1 billion total assets and over 300,000 customers in the country.

“The transaction will not require significant additional capital investment requirements from the bank given the capital and other synergies created from the merger between Access Bank Zambia with Cavmont Bank in 2020,” the statement reads.

“The proposed transaction is expected to be concluded in 2022, subject to the fulfilment of conditions including regulatory approvals in Nigeria and Zambia.”

Herbert Wigwe, group managing director/chief executive officer, Access Bank, said: “This transaction represents another milestone that brings us closer to the achievement of our broader strategic objectives.”

“The merger of Atlas Mara Zambia with Access Bank Zambia is expected to augment our presence in Zambia and the broader COMESA region, Africa’s largest free trade area.

“We are particularly excited by the prospects of increased earnings contribution to the bank from the enlarged Access Bank Zambia, which has also announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, Mr. Lishala Situmbeko, who brings over 25 years of cognate experience and deep local relationships into our Zambian operation.

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“Today’s announcement is a testament to the strong confidence of the Zambian market in the Bank’s country and regional strategy as well as our strong confidence in the long-term prospects for the Zambian economy.”

Recall that in January 2021, Access bank completed the acquisition of Cavmont Bank Limited following fulfilment of “key conditions precedent including regulatory approvals.”

Later in May 2021, the bank announced that its subsidiary in Mozambique concluded a deal for the acquisition of African Banking Corporation, which was backed by London-listed financial services group Atlas Mara Limited.

Earlier in October 2021, the bank disclosed that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake of 78.15% in the African Banking Corporation of Botswana Limited, Botswana.

 

#Access Bank Zambia #African Banking Corporation Zambia #Banking #Herbert Wigwe
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