Helios Investment Partners is a private equity investing firm operating in

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and based in

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, with additional offices in

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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:

Exited Investments

Equity Group Holdings Equity Group Holdings Limited (EGHL), formerly Equity Bank Group, is a financial services holding company based in the African Great Lakes region. EGHL's headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, So ...

– Nairobi, Kenya – 24.99% Shareholding * Telkom Kenya Limited – Nairobi, Kenya – 60% Shareholding * Vivo Energy – 40% Shareholding

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Helios Investment Partners

Company Overview of Helios Investment Partners LLP
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