Flour Mills planned merger with Honeywell Flour Mills: A recipe for monopoly
Flour Mills expects Honeywell acquisition approval in next few days –CEO
Flour Mills of Nigeria said on Friday it expects regulatory approval for its acquisition of a majority stake in rival Honeywell Flour Mills in the next few days.
“We are now hopefully in the final stages of the regulatory approvals, Managing Director/CEO of the company Boye Olusanya told an analyst call.
Flour Mills of Nigeria FLOURMI.LG said in November it would acquire a 77% stake in rival Honeywell Flour Mills HONYFLO.LG with its own cash and some debt as it eyes opportunities in West African countries.
Honeywell Flour HONYFLO.LG shares were 0.29% higher at 3.50 naira each by 1415 GMT while Flour Mills FLOURMI.LG traded flat at 28.80 naira.
The pasta maker said the acquisition was necessary to defend its market share, broaden its product range and build scale especially as Nigeria joins the continental free trade zone with an anticipated increase in competition.
In 2019, Singapore-based commodity trader Olam International agreed to buy Nigeria’s Dangote Flour Mills for an enterprise value of 130 billion naira ($313.13 million).
Flour Mills, which generates 80% of its sales from food and agro-business, plans to expand its reach in Nigeria and also cash in on demand for wheat-based products in the region.
