FCMB Pensions Limited, a subsidiary of FCMB Group Pc, has announced the acquisition of a 60% stake in AIICO Pension Managers Limited (‘’AIICO Pensions’’).
This is according to a notice issued by the FCMB Group and made available on the website of the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited (NGX), as seen by Nairametrics.
The breakdown of the acquisition shows that FCMB pensions acquired a 33.9% stake held by AIICO Insurance Plc and 26.1% stake held by other shareholders in AIICO Pensions.
Back story:
On 25th of June 2020, FCMB Pension Limited announced that it is in talks with AIICO Pensions to acquire a total of 96.3% stake in the latter. The deal was confirmed by both firms in two separate disclosures filed with the defunct Nigerian Stock Exchange (now known as the Nigerian Exchange Limited).
According to the template of the initial deal, FCMB Pensions proposed to acquire 70% stakes held by AIICO Insurance Plc and 26% stake held by other stakeholders in AIICO Pensions.
In a bid to facilitate the deal, the parties sought for prerequisite regulatory approvals, particularly from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as well as the National Pension Commission.
Having obtained regulatory approvals, the acquired stake was reduced from the initial 96.3% so as to comply with the transaction structure approved by regulators.
What this deal means
According to the notice, the goal of the recent acquisition is to combine the businesses of FCMB Pensions and AIICO Pensions so as to build a stronger and more resilient business. By the virtue of the deal, AIICO Pensions will now be an indirect subsidiary of FCMB Group Plc.
FCMB Pensions Limited (formerly Legacy Pension Managers Limited) is a private limited liability company incorporated on 7th of April 2005. It is duly licensed by the National Pension Commission (PenCom), to carry on business as a Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) as defined under the Pension Reform Act, 2014. FCMB Pensions is a subsidiary of FCMB Group Plc.
