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. Some of the group's subsidiaries have their shares publicly listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.[2]
Subsidiary companies
, 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
External links
References
- Profile Executive. Naushad Noorali Merali CBS: Group Executive Chairman And Chief Executive Officer, Sameer Investments Limited 2013, retrieved 14 July 2014^
- Moses Michira. Sameer Business Complex Targets Financial Services Business Daily Africa, 4 December 2011, retrieved 14 July 2014^
- Group Sameer. The Companies of Sameer Group Sameer-Group.com, retrieved 14 July 2014^
- Uganda: Brookside Buys Sameer's Uganda Dairy Operations The Star (Kenya) via AllAfrica.com, 1 May 2015, retrieved 8 May 2015^
- Victor Juma. Sameer To Spin Off Tyre Subsidiary In KSh1 Billion Deal Business Daily Africa, 14 July 2014, retrieved 14 July 2014^
- Justus Ondari. Investment Firms Downgrade Licenses On CMA's New Rules Daily Nation, 4 May 2011, retrieved 14 July 2014^
- VLCC Enters Africa Through Joint Venture With Kenya's Sameer Group Mosaic Media Ventures Private Limited Quoted by Reuters, 12 September 2013, retrieved 14 July 2014^