In 2006, a consortium led by Ripplewood Holdings acquired the share of the National Bank of Egypt.

[citation needed] In March 2014, Actis sold part of its stake in the bank amounting to 2.6%.

The sale was made through the Egyptian Stock Exchange to a group of several portfolio managers and international investment funds.

In May of the same year, Actis sold its remaining 6.5% stake in the bank's capital to Fairfax Holding Company for Financial Services, and in late 2015 the Commercial International Bank acquired the shares of Citibank – Egypt through the Egyptian Stock Exchange and included all of its branches in its management.

in April 2022 ADQ — one of Abu Dhabi's sovereign funds acquired a stake in the bank worth $911.457m.