肯尼亚第二大超市连锁企业正处于首次公开募股阶段，吸引了另外两位所谓的基石投资者的申购，使基石投资者总数达到四位。
Kenya’s second-largest supermarket chain, which is in the midst of an initial public offering, attracted applications from two more so-called cornerstone investors, bringing to the total to four.
其中一家是RWC资产管理合伙企业（RWC Asset Management LLP），隶属红轮集团（Redwheel Group），受英国金融行为监管局和美国证券交易委员会监管。根据补充信息备忘录，RWC已申请约13亿先令（约合1000万美元）的Quickmart Plc股份。该申购约占发行人在内罗毕证券交易所上市后流通在外股份的4.3%。
One is RWC Asset Management LLP, part of the Redwheel Group, which is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. RWC has applied for about 1.3 billion shillings ($10 million) worth of Quickmart Plc shares, according to a supplementary information memorandum. The application represents about 4.3% of the issuer’s outstanding share capital after a listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, according to the memorandum.
第二家申购方是337 Frontier，该公司是一家于2016年成立、在美国证券交易委员会注册的投资顾问，专注于非南非的非洲前沿股权。根据备忘录，337 Frontier已申请收购约19.4亿先令的股份，约占Quickmart上市后已发行股份的6.5%。
The second application is from 337 Frontier, an SEC-registered investment adviser established in 2016 and focused on frontier African equities, excluding South Africa. It has applied to acquire about 1.94 billion shillings worth of shares, representing about 6.5% of Quickmart’s issued shares following a listing, according to the memorandum.
备忘录称，它们“已获得提交基石投资者申购所需的全部内部批准，并已提交该申购”。“公司及出售股东在与主交易顾问和主配售代理协商后，已接受这些申购”。RWC和337 Frontier均以基金经理身份加入，成为国际金融公司（International Finance Corp.）的伙伴，后者在IPO启动时承诺投资价值19.4亿先令的股份，需经贷款人董事会批准。
They have “obtained all necessary internal approvals required to submit an application to participate in the offer as a cornerstone investor and has submitted such an application,” according to the memorandum. “The company and the selling shareholder, in consultation with the lead transaction advisers and lead placing agent, have accepted the applications.”RWC and 337 Frontier, both acting as fund managers, join International Finance Corp., which committed to invest 1.94 billion shillings worth of shares at the start of the IPO, subject to approval by the lender’s board.
英国外交、联邦及发展办公室（Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office）亦通过其Mobilist计划申请了类似的股份，依据10月20日的公告。
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office applied for a similar stake through its Mobilist program, according to an Oct. 20 announcement.
Quickmart的首次公开募股于10月5日开启，计划于10月30日结束。
Quickmart’s initial public offering opened on Oct. 5 and is scheduled to close on Oct. 30.
该零售商在2025财年的收入为504亿先令，经调整的税后利润为17亿先令。该公司表示，过去五年收入的年复合增长率为18%。
The retailer’s revenue was 50.4 billion shillings in the 2025 financial year, while adjusted profit after tax was 1.7 billion shillings. Revenue grew at an annual compounded rate of 18% in the past five years, the company said.