Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola sells his Transcorp stake to Tony Elumelu
Otedola has sold all his shares in Transcorp to Elumelu, the company’s largest shareholder.
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Otedola has sold all his shares in Transcorp to Elumelu, the company’s largest shareholder.
Adenuga’s minority shareholding in Transcorp is now worth $2.05 million.
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola is the third-richest investor on the Nigerian Exchange.
As he also leads Geregu, one of Africa’s fastest-growing power-generating companies, Otedola’s move is strategic.
The company’s market capitalization has surged by $42 million since the news of the acquisition broke on April 12.
Otedola now holds a 5.52-percent stake in Transcorp, making him one of the conglomerate’s top shareholders.
In the past six months, the market cap of Otedola’s Geregu Power has risen by $1.21 billion to $1.75 billion.
Otedola is the chairman of Geregu Power Plc, a publicly traded power generating company.
Otedola joins a select group of African billionaires whose holdings in publicly traded companies exceed $1.5 billion.
Otedola’s Geregu Power is the eighth most valuable company on the Nigerian Exchange.
As an added honor, in September 2022, Otedola was appointed as the distinguished chancellor of the university.
Geregu Power is a power-generating company.
Ayokunle and Rotimi Otedola are siblings of billionaire Femi Otedola.
The majority of the power-generating company is controlled by Otedola.
Geregu Power is a top-performing power-generating company.
Geregu Power is the first NGX-listed company to publish its audited financials in 2023.