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StanChart invests in Nigerian gas explorer

13 January 2010

Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited has acquired a minority stake in Seven Energy, a leading Nigerian gas exploration and development company.

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Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited has invested $47.5 million to acquire a minority stake in Seven Energy, a leading Nigerian gas exploration and development company. Seven Energy was formed in 2007 and is focused on the provision of gas to leading industrial firms in Nigeria.

In a statement the bank said...


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