TransCentury Plc, through its receiver managers Pricewaterhouse Coopers(PwC) Limited, has signed an agreement to sell two of its subsidiaries as part of efforts to pay off what it owes to creditors.
TransCentury Plc is an investment holding company that concentrates its investments in the infrastructure sector, including Energy, Transport, Water, Industrial, and Agriculture. TC is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and has operations across East, Central and Southern Africa.
According to a statement from PwC, TransCentury has proposed to sell its 70% shareholding interest in Tanelec Limited and its 94.4% stake in Avery East Africa Limited.
Msufuni(T) Limited will acquire TransCentury stake in Tanelec worth US$ 16.35 million (KSh 2.1 billion) while SPAC Hill Capital Limited will acquire the stake in Avery East Africa(AEA) for US$ 861,538(KSh 111 million).
Both transactions remain subject to regulatory approvals, corporate consents and other customary closing conditions before they can be completed.
TransCentury Plc placed in receivership
TransCentury Plc was placed under receivership on June 16th 2023 following the appointment of PwC by Equity Bank(Kenya) Limited, who are the debenture holders.
Receivers have the mandate to take control of TransCentury’s affairs and to preserve and realise value for the benefit of creditors. Proceeds from the planned sale of the subsidiaries will be used to settle TransCentury obligations.
Upon completion of the transactions, SPAC Hill Capital Limited is expected to assume majority ownership of AEA and to support the continued operation and development of its business in the construction, Energy, Weighing and Industrial Trading.
“The transactions represent an important milestone in the TransCentury receivership process and is aligned with the receivers’ mandate to realise value for creditors while preserving the value of operating businesses within the Group,” said George Weru and Muniu Thoithi of PwC Limited.
In May this year, TransCentury offloaded its entire 68.37% stake in East African Cables Plc to Cable Experts Limited.
This represents 173 million ordinary shares, through TransCentury’s court appointed Joint Receivers. The deal, includes retirement of EAC existing secured bank debt and is structured as a rescue acquisition.
Cable Experts Limited is applying to the Capital Markets Authority(CMA) for exemption from a mandatory takeover offer to minority shareholders.
TransCentury has already disposed shares in East African Cables
The financial ruin of East African Cables hit the headlines in June 2023 when Equity Bank(Kenya) appointed at administrator over its KSh4.8 billion debt owed to the lender by TransCentury- the cable manufacturer’s parent company. EAC then moved to court and obtained an injunction.
The Capital Markets Authority and the Nairobi Securities Exchange suspended trading in East African Cables Shares after Equity Bank placed the company under administration on 20th June 2025 and appointed PwC’s George Weru and Muniu Thoithi as joint administrators.
The NSE said trading in East African Cables was incompatible with investor protection due to unresolved legal and operational uncertainty. The suspension happened alongside TransCentury Plc, EAC parent company which was placed under receivership.
The latest financial statement for EAC is for period ended 30th June 2025 where it recorded a net loss of KSh 190 million from a net loss of KSh 275million in H1 2024, a reduction of 30.9%.
East Africa Cables announced on April 29th 2026 that it will miss the statutory deadline for 2025 end year audited results due to ongoing administration and investor negotiations to restructure debt. These results will be published on 31st October 2026.
EAC is a premier cable manufacturer, with a footprint that spreads across East and Central Africa. The company has four manufacturing facilities; two in Nairobi, Kenya, one in Dar es Salaam Tanzania and one in Eastern DRC. In addition, East African Cables is present in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia, through a distribution network.
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