Helios Investment Partners


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 office
1Africa Oil CorpOil and Gas12.4%Vancouver, Canada
2AfricatelTelecommunication22.0%Lisbon, Portugal
3Afsat CommunicationsICT55.0%Nairobi, Kenya
4ARM Pension ManagersFinancial Services-Lagos, Nigeria
5Bayport Management LimitedFinancial Services23.4%Ebene, Mauritius
6Continental Outdoor MediaOutdoor Advertising68.8%Bryanston, South Africa
7Eland Oil & GasOil and Gas29.36%Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
8FawryFinancial Services40%Cairo, Egypt
9First City Monument BankFinancial Services16.0%Lagos, Nigeria
10Flamingo HoldingsHorticulture8.5%Nairobi, Kenya
11Helios Towers LimitedTelecommunication28.6%London, United Kingdom
12Helios Towers Nigeria LimitedTelecommunication22.5%Lagos, Nigeria
13Impact Oil & Gas LimitedOil and Gas13.6%Woking, United Kingdom
14Interswitch LimitedFinancial Services52.0%Lagos, Nigeria
15Telkom Kenya LimitedTelecommunication60%Nairobi, Kenya
16Petrobras International Braspetro B.V.Oil and Gas-Rotterdam, Netherlands
17Vivo EnergyOil and Gas40.0%Amsterdam, Netherlands
18Wananchi Group HoldingsICT-Nairobi, Kenya

Exited Investments