▁of ▁In vest ment ▁advis ory ▁and ▁Fund ▁management ▁services . ▁The ▁company ▁offers ▁invest ment ▁funds , ▁struct ured ▁as ▁Unit ▁trust s ▁and ▁dis cret ion ary ▁Port folio ▁management , ▁to ▁both ▁institutions ▁and ▁private ▁clients . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁group ▁rest ruct ured , ▁creating ▁a ▁non - oper ating ▁holding ▁company . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Brit am ▁acquired ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁equ ity ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁Equ ity ▁Group ▁Hold ings ▁Limited . ▁Brit am ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁equ ity ▁ac quisition ▁in ▁H ous ing ▁Fin ance ▁Company ▁of ▁Ken ya ▁( the ▁largest ▁mort g age ▁fin ance ▁provider ▁in ▁East ▁Africa ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 - To ▁date ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁marked ▁Brit am ' s ▁regional ▁expansion ▁comm encing ▁with ▁the ▁group ' s ▁expansion ▁into ▁U g anda ▁with ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁Brit am ▁In sur ance ▁Company ▁( U g anda ) ▁Limited , ▁which ▁comm enced ▁business ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁following ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁an ▁ins urance ▁license ▁by ▁the ▁U g anda ▁In sur ance ▁Commission . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁shares ▁of ▁British - American ▁In vest ments ▁Company ▁were ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁N airo bi ▁Sec ur ities ▁Exchange ▁through ▁an ▁under - sub scri bed ▁Initial ▁Public ▁Of fer ing . ▁This