{
  "id": 12008321,
  "title": "Quickmart Sets IPO Price at Sh7.50 Per Share, Valuing Chain at Sh30 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/quickmart-sets-ipo-price-at-sh7-50-per-share-valuing-chain-at-sh30",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-04T20:51:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/quickmart-sets-ipo-price-at-sh7-50-per-share-valuing-chain-at-sh30-billion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Quickmart has announced it will price its IPO at KES 7.50 per share, valuing the supermarket chain at KES 30 billion. The offer, expected to run from October 5 to October 30, will allow 2 billion existing shares to be sold, representing 50% of the company and raising KES 15 billion if fully subscribed. IFC has conditionally committed KES 1.94 billion, or roughly 6.45% of the company, to become a cornerstone investor. The IPO will give Kenyan retail investors, institutions, EAC investors, foreign investors, and IFC a share of the offering, with a minimum application of 500 shares.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}