Access Bank Plc has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank in Angola and Sierra Leone, marking a move to fully exit operations in seven countries in Africa and the Middle East. The bank also plans to upscale its businesses by selling subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa to Access Bank.
Busola Aro Access Bank Plc says it has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank in Angola and Sierra Leone .it would fully exit operations in seven countries in Africa and the Middle East as part of plans to upscale its businesses.to sell its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa to Access Bank .
Updating investors in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, Access Holdings announced the completion of the acquisition of two Standard Chartered Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa.Further to our July 14, 2023 announcement regarding the above subject, Access Holdings Plc is pleased to announce that its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank Angola S.A and Standard Chartered Bank ,” the company said.
Commenting on the milestone, Roosevelt Ogbonna, managing director and chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc and CEO of the Banking Group said the development will expand the company’s earnings. “We are pleased to have successfully concluded 2 important acquisitions in Angola and Sierra Leone, affording us synergies to strengthen the quality of our earnings from both countries by significantly growing our share of the Corporate and SME banking in the two markets,” Ogbonna said.“The combinations represent another significant step towards our broader vision of becoming the World’s Most Respected African Bank.
The statement further said both parties “are working on the completion of transactions that would see Access Bank acquire Standard Chartered Bank’s subsidiaries in Cameroon, the Gambia and its Consumer, Private and Business Banking business in Tanzania”.
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