Helios Investment Partners is a private equity investing firm operating in Africa and based in London, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria.
Overview Helios Investment Partners was established in 2004 by Babatunde Soyoye and Tope Lawani and it operates a range of funds valued at more than $3 billion in capital commitments. These investments include start ups, growth equity investments, listed companies and large scale leveraged acquisitions across the continent of Africa.
The key sectors in which the firm operates in include telecommunications, media, financial services, power, utilities, travel, leisure, distribution, fast-moving consumer goods, logistics and Agro–allied sectors.
Portfolio
Current investments Helios Investment Partners portfolio investments include but are not limited to the following: NumberInvestmentIndustryOwnershipHead office1Africa Oil CorpOil and Gas12.4%Vancouver, Canada2Africatel Telecommunication22.0%Lisbon, Portugal3Afsat CommunicationsICT55.0%Nairobi, Kenya4ARM Pension ManagersFinancial Services -Lagos, Nigeria5Bayport Management Limited Financial Services23.4%Ebene, Mauritius6Continental Outdoor MediaOutdoor Advertising68.8%Bryanston, South Africa7Eland Oil & GasOil and Gas29.36%Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom8FawryFinancial Services40%Cairo, Egypt9First City Monument BankFinancial Services16.0%Lagos, Nigeria 10Flamingo HoldingsHorticulture8.5%Nairobi, Kenya11Helios Towers LimitedTelecommunication28.6%London, United Kingdom12Helios Towers Nigeria LimitedTelecommunication22.5%Lagos, Nigeria 13Impact Oil & Gas LimitedOil and Gas13.6%Woking, United Kingdom14Interswitch Limited Financial Services52.0%Lagos, Nigeria15Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. Oil and Gas -Rotterdam, Netherlands16Wananchi Group HoldingsICT -Nairobi, Kenya
Exited Investments Equity Group Holdings – Nairobi, Kenya – 24.99% Shareholding Telkom Kenya Limited – Nairobi, Kenya – 60% Shareholding Vivo Energy – 40% Shareholding
References
External links Helios Investment Partners Company Overview of Helios Investment Partners LLP