Helios Investment Partners

Helios Investment Partners is an Africa-focused private investment firm. Helios operates a family of funds and their related co-investment entities, aggregating more than $3 billion in capital commitments, pursuing a full range of investment types, including business formations, growth equity investments, structured investments in listed entities and large scale leveraged acquisitions across Africa.

Investor Vision

To build the leading Africa-focused investment firm, generating globally competitive returns by combining world-class investment capabilities, an entrepreneurial business-building approach, and unparalleled local and global connectivity.

Investor Funding Goals

Buying and building market-leading, diversified platform companies operating in core sectors of important economies, with an emphasis on portfolio operations as a creator of value

Investor Entrepreneurial Experience

Helios has founded and built numerous businesses on the continent

Investor Technical Experience

Average experience of 22 years across investment, portfolio operations, and finance & administration

Services Besides Funding?

HELIOS are active with their portfolio companies throughout their ownership. The Portfolio Operations Group focuses on three key pillars in terms of value creation: Organisation design, incentives and development; continual process improvement; and top-line growth (including pricing strategies)

Year
2004
Countries
Senegal
Egypt
Morocco
Tunisia
South Africa
Zambia
Tanzania
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Mali
Niger
Benin
Cameroon
Gabon
The Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
Togo
Libya
Mauritania
Angola
Botswana
Eswatini
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Burundi
Djibouti
Eritrea
Madagascar
Mauritius
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Algeria
Lesotho
Sectors
Clean Energy
Manufacturing & Industrial
Waste, Water & Sanitation
Capital Types
Equity
Lending
Provider Types
Private Equity
Type of Exit Sought

IPO, sale to strategic buyers

Country / Region of Interest

Africa

Time to Exit in Years
6
Average IRR Sought
0
Board Seat
Yes
Minimum Investment
30.0m
Maximum Investment
100.0m