Access Bank, Nigeria’s biggest bank by customer base, is in talks to acquire some assets belonging to Atlas Mara Limited, a financial services group, in order to expand its reach on the continent.
Bloomberg reports that Access Bank is interested in Atlas Mara’s businesses in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia, however, the report said deliberations are still at preliminary stages and no final decision has been made.
If successful, it will mark the second transaction between Atlas Mara and Access Bank after agreeing to buy its Mozambique unit in September 2020.
The deal will also leave Atlas Mara with its largest investment, a 49.97 percent stake in Union Bank of Nigeria.
Zambia was listed among Atlas Mara’s discontinued operations in its first-half (H1) 2020 earnings report.
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