Access Bank

Public data, unclaimed profile

Nigerian banking group. Took over Standard Chartered's Cameroon business (completed 5 December 2025).

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 4 recorded deals

Investor type: Bank (inferred, not verified)
Capital type: Bank (inferred from profile)
Observed ticket: 15 M$ – 4,000 M$, median 2,007.5 M$ (2 disclosed amounts)
Countries: Nigeria (2), Cameroon (1), Kenya (1)
Activities: Banking (2), Oil and gas (upstream and gas infrastructure) (1), Passenger transport (1)
Instruments: Equity (2), Senior debt (2)
Stages: Debt (2), Growth (2)
Recent activity: 4 deals in 12 months, latest Sept 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket: n/a
Instruments: Senior debt, Equity*
Preferred sectors: Energy*, Logistics*, Financial services*
Target geographies: Cameroon*, Kenya*, Nigeria*
Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals): GrowthDebt
Website: https://www.accessbankplc.com

Reference deals

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National Bank of Kenya (fusion avec Access Bank Kenya)

September 2026 · Kenya

SignedGrowthUndisclosed amountEquityFinancial servicesLead

Approved by the Central Bank of Kenya on 17 August 2026 and by the Treasury on 21 September; effective on completion of the transfer agreement.

Activity : Banking

Instrument : Transfer of Access Bank Kenya's business, assets and liabilities to National Bank of Kenya, bought from KCB in May 2025

Kenyan commercial bank of Nigeria's Access group.

Why they invested

Bank consolidation

Source : thekenyatimes.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : AllAfrica

Falcon Aerospace (VivaJets)

April 2026 · Nigeria

Debt15 M$Senior debtLogisticsCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside TLG Capital

Activity : Passenger transport

Instrument : US$15m credit facility structured by TLG Capital with PremiumTrust Bank and Access Bank UK

Business aviation; operations and maintenance hub in Abidjan for Francophone West Africa.

Co-investors PremiumTrust Bank

Source : avca.africaN1 · Primary source · Other sources : ch-aviation

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals

March 2026 · Nigeria

SignedDebt4,000 M$Senior debtEnergyCo-Lead

Loan signed and underwritten in late March 2026; syndication of the balance (US$1.5bn) to other banks.

Co-investor alongside Afreximbank (Banque africaine d'import-export)

Activity : Oil and gas (upstream and gas infrastructure)

Instrument : US$4bn five-year syndicated term loan, US$2.5bn underwritten by Afreximbank; Afreximbank and Access Bank co-mandated lead arrangers; refinancing of construction debt

650,000-bpd refinery in Lekki (Lagos), at full capacity since February 2026.

Why they invested

Refinancing an asset now in operation
Fuel import substitution

Source : ecofinagency.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : ThisDay, bne IntelliNews

Standard Chartered Bank Cameroon

December 2025 · Cameroon

GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityFinancial servicesLead

Completed on 5 December 2025 after COBAC approval.

Activity : Banking

Instrument : Acquisition of Standard Chartered's Cameroon business

Corporate and retail bank (five branches in Douala and Yaoundé).

Source : businessincameroon.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : Nairametrics

In short

Access Bank invests across the following sectors: Energy, Logistics, and Financial services, in the following areas: Cameroon, Kenya, and Nigeria. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.

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