| Kazkommertsbank (KKB), one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, has announced the completion of the acquisition of BTA Bank shares. In accordance with previous agreements, on 30 June, 2014, Kazkommertsbank and Kenes Rakishev, a 34-year-old entrepreneur and venture investor from Kazakhstan, each acquired 46.5% of BTA Bank’s shares from Kazakhstan’s state-owned Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna, KKB said.
Simultaneously, Samruk-Kazyna transferred its remaining 4.26% stake in BTA to KKB in accordance with the Trust Agreement. This provided KKB with more than 50% of voting rights and operational control of BTA............................................Full Article: Source
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