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Bidders flock to take over near-bankrupt Spire Bank

Kenya's distressed Spire Bank has received several takeover offers, including one from a Nigerian family that operates a Singaporean fund registered in the Emirates. [...]

Published on 19/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Brian Kilonzo
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Constantino Chiwenga
Dyer & Blair Investment Bank
Equatorial Finance Company
Equity Bank Group
Feonirich Investment Pte
Gladys Wanga
Jimnah Mbaru
Kanini Kega
Mount Kenya Foundation
Mwalimu Sacco
Naushad Merali
Peter Munga
Prince Adebayo Bamidele Oni
Princess Esther Oni
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Samuel Kamau Macharia
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Brian Kilonzo
Central Bank of Kenya
Constantino Chiwenga
Dyer & Blair Investment Bank
Equatorial Finance Company
Equity Bank Group
Feonirich Investment Pte
Gladys Wanga
Jimnah Mbaru
Kanini Kega
Mount Kenya Foundation
Mwalimu Sacco
Naushad Merali
Peter Munga
Prince Adebayo Bamidele Oni
Princess Esther Oni
Royal Media Services
Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority
Samuel Kamau Macharia
Spire Bank
Uhuru Kenyatta
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