By Fredrick Wright
Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) has signed an agreement to acquire 71.69 per cent stake in Honeywell Group’s portfolio company, Honeywell Flour Mills Plc (HFMP), in a deal worth N80 billion.
FMN in a statement said that Honeywell Group Limited has agreed to sell a 71.69% stake in Honeywell to Flour Mills.
The statement read: “For the proposed combination of FMN through its affiliates and Honeywell Flour Mills Plc (“HFMP”), a portfolio company of HGL. At a total enterprise value of NGN80 billion, HGL will dispose of a 71.69% stake in HFMP to FMN.”
“The proposed transaction will combine two businesses with shared goals and create a more resilient national champion in the Nigerian foods industry, ensuring long-term job creation and preservation.” it stated.
Honeywell Group is a conglomerate based in Nigeria, which operates in diversified businesses such as foods and agriculture, telecommunication and infrastructure, real estate and financial services.