fbn merchant bank ltd (formerly kakawa discount house limited)

Kakawa was incorporated on February 14, 1995 and was licensed to operate on October 31, 1995. We provide a suite of financial services including: In October 2014, FBN Holdings acquired 100% equity in Kakawa Discount House Limited, and subsequently secured approval to commence Merchant Banking operations as FBN Merchant Bank. The acquisition served as a strategic fit into the FBN Holdings portfolio and created an institution with a stronger balance sheet and access to a wider universe of funding sources. Advisory Services - We offer professional support and guidance to clients in the selection and execution of strategic business decisions for businesses at the start up stage, requiring improvement or exiting. Financing Options - Our goal is to provide financing options that meet the needs of corporate businesses through creative transaction structuring. We have complemented the plain vanilla financing instruments with various schemes to cater for the specific needs of our clients across various sectors spanning trade, production and service Institutional Investment Management - We provide Investment Management services for Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Hospitality & Services, Trading & Manufacturing, Corporate Entities, Religious Organizations etc. Securities Trading - We specialize in fixed income securities trading. We do this by leveraging on our institutional knowledge, client relationships and expertise in fixed income to provide our customers with premier services in debt markets. Our desks cover the most actively traded securities in the Nigerian fixed income market: Bonds, Treasury Bills, Commercial Papers and other Money Market Instruments. As a licensed Primary Dealer, we play a critical role in developing the debt market in Nigeria and we are committed to this course. Wealth Management - We offer and deliver a broad range of financial solutions, to meet the unique, wide and varying circumstances and desires of our clients.