Helios Investment Partners
London-based investment firm
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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]
Venture capital
Tope Lawani
Company type | African focused private investments |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity Venture capital |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founders | Babatunde Soyoye Tope Lawani |
| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Key people | Luciana Germinario Nitin Kaul Paul Cunningham (CFO) Nimit Shah Henry Obi |
| Website | Homepage |
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.[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
Current investments
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
- Equity Group Holdings – Nairobi, Kenya – 24.99% Shareholding
- Telkom Kenya Limited – Nairobi, Kenya – 60% Shareholding
- Vivo Energy – 40% Shareholding
