Sameer Group
{{Short description|Kenyan conglomerate}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Sameer Group
| logo =
| type = Private
| foundation =
| key_people = Naushad Merali, Group Executive Chairman{{cite web|title=Naushad Noorali Merali CBS: Group Executive Chairman And Chief Executive Officer, Sameer Investments Limited| first=Profile|last=Executive|accessdate=14 July 2014| url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=20374095&privcapId=12401620| archive-url=https://archive.today/20140717154642/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=20374095&privcapId=12401620| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 17, 2014|date=2013}}
| industry = Finance, construction, manufacturing, logistics, distribution
| products = Banks, dairy products, tires, software, transportation
| revenue =
| assets =
| num_employees =
| homepage = [http://www.sameer-group.com/ 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.
Overview
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.{{cite web|first=Moses|last=Michira|
url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Sameer+business+complex+targets+financial+services+/-/539552/1284168/-/ow634oz/-/index.html|
title=Sameer Business Complex Targets Financial Services|date=4 December 2011|accessdate=14 July 2014|publisher=Business Daily Africa}}
Subsidiary companies
{{asof|May 2014}}, the Sameer Group subsidiaries include, but are not limited to the following companies:{{cite web|
url=http://www.sameer-group.com/ |title=The Companies of Sameer Group|first=Group|last=Sameer|publisher=Sameer-Group.com| accessdate=14 July 2014}}
- Sasini Tea & Coffee, Nairobi, Kenya
- Sameer Agriculture & Livestock Limited, Kampala, Uganda - Dairy Processing (Sold to Brookside Dairies in May 2015).{{cite web |date=1 May 2015 |title=Uganda: Brookside Buys Sameer's Uganda Dairy Operations |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201505010826.html |accessdate=8 May 2015 |newspaper=The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com}}
- 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{{cite web|
url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Sameer-to-spin-off-tyre-subsidiary-in-Sh1bn-deal/-/539550/2383812/-/27woeyz/-/index.html|title=Sameer To Spin Off Tyre Subsidiary In KSh1 Billion Deal|first=Victor|date=14 July 2014|accessdate=14 July 2014 |
last=Juma|publisher=Business Daily Africa}}
- 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{{cite web|first=Justus|date=4 May 2011|last=Ondari| url=http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Investment+firms+downgrade+licences+on+CMAs+new+rules/-/1006/1156490/-/51gdt3/-/index.html| title=Investment Firms Downgrade Licenses On CMA's New Rules| accessdate=14 July 2014|publisher=Daily Nation}}
- Savanna Coffee Lounge, Nairobi, Kenya
- VLCC East Africa, a joint venture with VLCC of India, specialized in healthcare, fitness and wellness.{{cite web |date=12 September 2013 |title=VLCC Enters Africa Through Joint Venture With Kenya's Sameer Group |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/vlcc-sameer-group-africa-idINDEE98B0A720130912 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://in.reuters.com/article/vlcc-sameer-group-africa-idINDEE98B0A720130912 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |accessdate=14 July 2014 |publisher=Mosaic Media Ventures Private Limited Quoted by Reuters}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.sameer-group.com/ Website of Sameer Group]