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BUA Group acquires majority interest in PW Nigeria Ltd  

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BUA Group, one of Africa’s largest infrastructure companies, has announced its acquisition of majority shareholding in PW Nigeria Limited.

According to BUA, this was necessary to further deepen its investments in the infrastructure business in sub-Saharan Africa.

“This acquisition marks the beginning of the next phase of our medium-term strategy for our infrastructure business following the completion of the consolidation of our cement arm, BUA Cement, in January 2020,” Abdul Samad Rabiu, executive chairman of BUA Group, said.

Rabiu said BUA’s acquisition of majority holdings in PW Nigeria Limited, one of Nigeria’s largest construction, engineering and mining companies, provides a prime opportunity for the company to increase its investments in the entire value chain of the cement, mining and construction industry where it already has BUA Cement plc, the second largest cement company in Nigeria, as well as investments in other areas including mining, quarrying, construction, power and logistics, amongst others.

“We believe PW Nigeria Ltd with its solid experience in building dams, roads, airports, water projects and other infrastructure projects in Nigeria provided a strong value proposition too difficult to ignore,” he said.
Rabiu said as Nigeria and most of West Africa look to improve infrastructural development in coming years, it became imperative for BUA to position itself strategically to support critical investments and government effort and unlock latent opportunities in the infrastructure development space.

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The acquisition of PW Nigeria extends BUA’s investments, leadership and capacity in the infrastructure space and projects are expected to benefit from a tight integration of BUA’s cement business and PW Nigeria’s construction business.

Originally founded in 1948 in Ireland, and later began operations in Nigeria in 1974, PW Nigeria Ltd has now over 45 years of experience working in Nigeria and throughout the West Africa region. PW Nigeria Ltd has an extensive modern fleet of construction equipment and a team of highly trained and professional staff. It is highly committed to the continued development of Nigeria.

BUA Group was established in 1988 by founder and industrialist, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and has grown over the years to entrench its place as a leading player in the foods, mining, manufacturing and infrastructure space in Africa with major investments in cement, mining, real estate, steel, port operations, sugar and agribusiness. With key operations spread across Nigeria and an international presence in London, BUA Group has firmly established a reputation as one of the largest contributors to Nigeria’s GDP. Its key cement holding, BUA Cement, is the second largest producer of cement in Nigeria and is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

BALA AUGIE