Helios Investment Partners
| Company type | African focused private investments |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity Venture capital |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founders | Babatunde Soyoye Tope Lawani |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Luciana Germinario Nitin Kaul Paul Cunningham (CFO) Nimit Shah Henry Obi |
| Website | Homepage |
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.[1]
Overview
[edit ]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ドル billion in capital commitments. These investments include start ups, growth equity investments, listed companies and large scale leveraged acquisitions across the continent of Africa.[2]
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.[1]
Portfolio
[edit ]Current investments
[edit ]Helios Investment Partners portfolio investments include but are not limited to the following:[3] [4]
| Number | Investment | Industry | Ownership | Head office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa Oil Corp | Oil and Gas | 12.4% | Vancouver, Canada |
| 2 | Africatel | Telecommunication | 22.0% | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 3 | Afsat Communications | ICT | 55.0% | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 4 | ARM Pension Managers | Financial Services | - | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 5 | Bayport Management Limited | Financial Services | 23.4% | Ebene, Mauritius |
| 6 | Continental Outdoor Media | Outdoor Advertising | 68.8% | Bryanston, South Africa |
| 7 | Eland Oil & Gas | Oil and Gas | 29.36% | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| 8 | Fawry | Financial Services | 40% | Cairo, Egypt |
| 9 | First City Monument Bank | Financial Services | 16.0% | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 10 | Flamingo Holdings | Horticulture | 8.5% | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 11 | Helios Towers Limited | Telecommunication | 28.6% | London, United Kingdom |
| 12 | Helios Towers Nigeria Limited | Telecommunication | 22.5% | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 13 | Impact Oil & Gas Limited | Oil and Gas | 13.6% | Woking, United Kingdom |
| 14 | Interswitch Limited | Financial Services | 52.0% | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 15 | Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. | Oil and Gas | - | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 16 | Wananchi Group Holdings | ICT | - | Nairobi, Kenya |
Exited Investments
[edit ]- Equity Group Holdings – Nairobi, Kenya – 24.99% Shareholding
- Telkom Kenya Limited – Nairobi, Kenya – 60% Shareholding
- Vivo Energy – 40% Shareholding
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Company Overview of Helios Investment Partners LLP". Bloomberg Businessweek . Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to Helios Investment Partners". Helios Investment Partners. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "HIP - Representative Investments". HIP. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Helios Investment Partners LLP". PSEPS Venture Capital and Private Equity Database. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
External links
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