Secondary Listing Telecoms MEGA DEAL

$2.0B

Safaricom

Kenya June 2008 East Africa

About this Deal

Safaricom IPO attracted 800K+ retail investors in East Africa record.

Investors

NSE public market

Other Rounds by Safaricom

IPO $500M Jun 2008

Deal Details

Amount$2.0B

TypeSecondary Listing

InstrumentEquity

SectorTelecoms

FounderMale-led

StatusClosed

Company

Safaricom
Corporate · Nairobi

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Chandaria family (Manu Chandaria Founder @ Comcraft Group / Safal Group Kenya

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Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee Founder @ Standard Group PLC

Aga Khan IV (Prince Karim Al-Hussaini) Founder @ Nation Media Group

Aga Khan IV (Prince Karim Al-Hussaini) Founder @ TPS Eastern Africa PLC (Serena Hotels)

Gurcharan Singh Vohra Founder @ Sarova Hotels & Resorts

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