Equity Bank Nigeria Limited - Lagos

On 31st December, 2014, Equity Building Society, as it had previously been known as, became Equity Group Holdings Limited, a non-operating holding company, after undergoing a process of restructuring, so as to further meet its objectives. In 1984, Equity Building Society -now the bank arm of the group- was founded, and has recorded various key milestones through the years. In 2004, it converted into a fully-fledged commercial bank, Equity Bank Limited (EBL). It was listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange in 2006, becoming the largest bank by market capitalization, and attracting Helios, a strategic investor, who invested USD 185 million in 2007. Support such as this has seen the scaling and transformation of the Group into a rapidly growing Pan-African banking group, and in the process inspiring many.