ciale ▁du ▁Congo ▁( BC DC ), ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁commercial ▁bank ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo . ▁If ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁transaction ▁is ▁concluded , ▁the ▁new ▁ac quisition ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁existing ▁Equ ity ▁Bank ▁Congo . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Business ▁Daily ▁Africa ▁reported ▁that ▁Equ ity ▁Bank ▁Group ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁US $ 1 0 6 ▁million ▁( K Sh 1 0 . 7 ▁billion ) ▁to ▁the ▁George ▁Arthur ▁For rest ▁Group , ▁in ▁exchange ▁of ▁ 6 6 . 5 ▁percent ▁ownership ▁in ▁B CD C . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Equ ity ▁Group ▁Hold ings ▁was ▁contempor ane ously ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁K f W , ▁to ▁ac quire ▁an ▁extra ▁ 7 . 6 ▁percent ▁st ake ▁in ▁Equ ity ▁Bank ▁Congo . ▁All ▁these ▁ac quis itions ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁regul atory ▁and ▁share holder ▁appro val ▁from ▁Ken ya , ▁DR ▁Congo ▁and ▁CO ME SA . ▁ ▁O wn ership ▁, ▁the ▁share hold ing ▁in ▁the ▁bank ▁is ▁illustrated ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below : ▁ ▁Branch es ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁P BD ▁maintained ▁ 1 5 ▁network ed ▁service ▁branches . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁E G HL ▁planned ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁branch ▁list ▁to ▁ 3 0 . ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁bank ' s ▁branch ▁list ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 4 1 .