Kenya's Quickmart targets $116M in NSE listing at $30B valuation
What's the deal? Kenyan supermarket chain Quick Mart PLCDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has priced its initial public offering at US$0.07 per share, aiming to raise US$146M (roughly $116 million) as it prepares to list on the Nairobi Securities ExchangeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The pricing values the company at US$292M, or about $232 million at the FX rate applied to this filing.
How it's structured: The offer, which opened on October 5, 2026, covers 2 billion existing ordinary shares — exactly half the company's issued share capital. All shares are being sold by existing shareholder Sokoni Retail Kenya Limited, meaning Quickmart itself will receive none of the proceeds.
Why now? Quickmart projects FY2026 revenue of US$566.5M, rising to US$656.1M in FY2027, and expects its store network to reach 73 outlets by the end of 2026. The offer price implies a valuation of 12.9 times projected FY2026 adjusted earnings.
Who's backing it? The International Finance Corporation has conditionally committed to buy up to $15 million — about US$18.9M — as a cornerstone investor. That would give it a stake of roughly 6.5% after listing, equivalent to about 13% of the total offer. The commitment remains subject to approval by the IFC's board.
Key dates: The subscription window runs to October 30, 2026, with results due November 6 and trading on the NSE's Main Investment Market Segment expected to begin November 12. The minimum application is 500 shares, letting retail investors participate from US$36.5.
What could go wrong? The offer is not underwritten and is conditional on valid applications covering at least 75% of the shares, or 1.5 billion shares. If that threshold is missed, the offer will be called off and all funds returned without interest.
The signal: Quickmart's debut would bring a sizeable retail name to the NSE at a time when new listings on the exchange have been scarce. A fully subscribed offer, anchored by an IFC commitment, would test local and foreign appetite for East African consumer assets.
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