Sameer Group

Sameer Group

Type	Private
Industry	Finance, construction, manufacturing, logistics, distribution
Headquarters	Nairobi, Kenya
Key people	Naushad Merali, Group Executive Chairman[1]
Products	Banks, dairy products, tires, software, transportation
Website	Homepage

The Sameer Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Sameer Group, is a large conglomerate, based in Kenya, with operations and subsidiaries in neighboring African countries.

Overwiew

The group is involved in industries including: agriculture, manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, construction, transport and finance. The company's offices are located in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, and the largest metropolitan area in that country. The shares of stock of some of the group's subsidiaries are listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.^[2]

Subsidiary companies

As of May 2014, the Sameer Group subsidiaries include, but are not limited to the following companies:^[3]

• Sasini Tea & Coffee, Nairobi, Kenya
• Sameer Agriculture & Livestock Limited, Kampala, Uganda - Dairy Processing (Sold to Brookside Dairies in May 2015).^[4]
• Sameer Industrial Park Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
• Sameer Business Park Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
• Sameer Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya - Manufacture of tires. Formerly "Firestone East Africa Limited^[5]
• Ryce East Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
• Yansam Motors Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
• Swift Global Kenya Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
• Kenya Data Networks Limited, Nairobi, Kenya - Information Technology Company
• Infocom Limited, Kampala, Uganda - Internet Service Provider
• Eveready East Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya - Manufacture of batteries
• Ryce East Africa - Engineering Division, Nairobi, Kenya
• Equatorial Commercial Bank, Nairobi, Kenya
• Equatorial Investment Bank Limited, Nairobi, Kenya^[6]
• Savanna Coffee Lounge, Nairobi, Kenya
• VLCC East Africa, a joint venture with VLCC of India, specialized in healthcare, fitness and wellness.^[7]

See also

• Economy of Kenya
• List of conglomerates in Africa

References

1. Executive, Profile (2013). "Naushad Noorali Merali CBS: Group Executive Chairman And Chief Executive Officer, Sameer Investments Limited". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
2. Michira, Moses (4 December 2011). "Sameer Business Complex Targets Financial Services". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
3. Sameer, Group. "The Companies of Sameer Group". Sameer-Group.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
4. Star Reporter, . (1 May 2015). "Uganda: Brookside Buys Sameer's Uganda Dairy Operations". The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
5. Juma, Victor (14 July 2014). "Sameer To Spin Off Tyre Subsidiary In KSh1 Billion Deal". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
6. Ondari, Justus (4 May 2011). "Investment Firms Downgrade Licenses On CMA’s New Rules". Daily Nation. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
7. VCCircle.com, . (12 September 2013). "VLCC Enters Africa Through Joint Venture With Kenya's Sameer Group". Mosaic Media Ventures Private Limited Quoted by Reuters. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

External links

• Website of Sameer Group