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.
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.
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
Helios has founded and built numerous businesses on the continent
Average experience of 22 years across investment, portfolio operations, and finance & administration
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)
IPO, sale to strategic buyers
Africa