Scangroup takeover WPP acquires effective control over Scangroup which was listed on the NSE in 2006, by buying 27.5% of the company, but not taking over or de-listing. They also have pre-emptive rights over a chunk of CEO Bharat Thakrar (and largest shareholder) stake when his lock-up period expires in 2011. Aly Khan (Rich.co.ke) points out that the slumping NSE offers cheap company shareholding buy opportunities e.g Scangroup and Unilever Tea (going private)
More Libya: 2010 may see another bank to Kenya this time Libyan / Ugandan Tropical bank. Does Kenya need another bank really? And $19 million share capital won’t go very far these days.
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Scangroup managed to keep that quite very well.
For them, its like Equity’s move with Hellios i.e. institutionals will now be more secure about owning some.
@Banks:, i differ with aly-Khan most of these takeovers were planned long before the slump.There execution during the slump is merely coincidental.
they are strategic/tactical moves by large global players e.g. WPP wants to be in growing markets.
WPP has a stake in major advertising firms.
It wd be interesting if they were all put under one roof.
But again Bharrat is getting old, probably building a retirement home somewhere for a quiet life.