Zedcrest

Zedcrest Group
TypePrivate
IndustryFinancial services
Founded2013 (2013)
Headquarters
Lagos
,
Nigeria
ProductsAsset management, investment banking, securities trading, consumer and SME financing
Websitewww.zedcrest.com

Zedcrest Group is a Nigerian financial services company headquartered in Lagos. It was founded in 2013 by Adedayo Amzat and operates through subsidiaries in asset management, investment banking, securities trading, and consumer and SME financing.

History

Zedcrest began in 2013 as a securities trading firm focused on fixed-income instruments. In July 2024, Zedcrest acquired RMB Nigeria Stockbrokers Limited, a member of Rand Merchant Bank, the corporate and investment banking arm of FirstRand Group. The acquired company was renamed Zedcrest Securities.

Awards

Zedcrest Group placed fifth in the Financial Times 2022 ranking of Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies.

Zedcap Partners, the group's securities brokerage arm (later Zedcrest Global Markets), won the FMDQ Gold Award for Best Brokerage Service Firm in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

References

  1. 1 2 "Zedcrest Investment Managers Facilitates Wealth Creation for Investors". ThisDay. 14 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Zedcrest Group revamps leadership". The Punch. 21 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Zedcrest acquires RMB Nigeria stockbrokers". The Punch. 4 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Zedcrest acquires RMB Nigeria Stockbrokers Ltd". Business Day. 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Zedcrest makes Financial Times Africa's 2022 fastest growing companies list". Business Day. 9 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "FT ranking: Africa's Fastest Growing Companies 2022". Financial Times.
  7. ↑ "Zedcap Partners adjudged best brokerage service firm". Vanguard. 13 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "FMDQ: Zedcap Partners Emerges Best Brokerage Service Firm". ThisDay. 13 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Zedcap Partners Bags Best Brokerage Service Award for the Third Year in a Row". Proshare. 12 November 2021.