Centum Investment Company Ltd (CENT)

Centum Investment Company Limited is a private equity and secondary investing firm specializing investing in middle market, emerging growth, growth capital, developmental capital, industry capitalization, recapitalization, and buyouts. The firm makes both direct and fund of fund investments. Within private equity, it primarily invests in Consumer Goods & Services, agriculture, education, healthcare, energy, financial services, FMCGs, marketable securities, information and communication technology, cash, technology, agribusiness, real estate, financial sector, power, insurance; beverage sector, carbonated soft drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; food; automotive; publishing; and catering sectors. The firm typically invests in companies that largely serve the needs of the domestic and other markets in East Africa. It seeks to make equity investments minimum of $2 million having minimum target enterprise value of $10 million. The firm have profitable with an EBITDA in excess of $5 million. The firm seeks to have board participation in its portfolio companies. It will make investments in ordinary or preference shares, and/or convertible debt. The firm may also invest in green fields and brown fields. It seeks to acquire controlling, majority and significant minority stakes in its portfolio companies. The firm have multiple strategic exit routes within the investment horizon. The firm prefers to invest from its balance sheet investments. Centum Investment Company Limited was incorporated in 1967 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.