Helios is an Africa-focused private investment firm led by a predominantly African team, managing funds totalling $3.6 billion.
Bridging international capital and know-how to African talent and enterprise, Helios has built a record that spans creating start-ups to providing expanding companies with growth capital and expertise, building African market leaders in core economic sectors.
Through our private equity and private credit businesses, Helios is a provider of capital across the capital structure, and its portfolio companies operate in more than 30 countries in all regions of the continent.
The firm’s unique combination of deep knowledge of the African operating environment, a singular commitment to the continent and a proven capability to manage complexity, is reflected in its position as a partner of choice. The firm’s diverse investor base includes sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension funds, endowments and foundations, funds of funds, family offices and development finance institutions across the US, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Location:United Kingdom, England, London
Member count:51-200
Founded date: 2004
Investment Stage: Private Equity
News 44
| Date | Title | Description | _References |
| 11.07.2023 | Helios lists CAB Payments on London Stock Exchange | Helios is pleased to announce that its portfolio company CAB Payments was admitted to the official l... | Array |
| 19.04.2023 | Helios exits investment in Solevo | Helios Investment Partners is pleased to announce the completion of the sale of Solevo to a group of... | Array;Arra... |
| 01.03.2023 | Helios named Firm of the Year in Africa | Helios was named Firm of the Year in Africa in the Private Equity International awards for the fourt... | Array |
| 23.01.2023 | Helios announces Elias Yazbeck joined as Managing Director, ... | Helios announces that industry expert Elias Yazbeck joined as Managing Director, Financial Services ... | Array |
| 16.11.2022 | Helios signs two landmark digital infrastructure investments... | Helios signs two landmark digital infrastructure investments: the acquisition of majority stakes in ... | Array |
| 22.09.2022 | Starsight Energy merges with SolarAfrica | Leading East and West African renewable energy provider, Starsight Energy, merges with renowned Sout... | Array |
| 22.09.2022 | Helios and Vitol exit OVH Energy | OVH Energy BV, a joint venture between Vitol and Helios, has completed the sale of its 100% share in... | - |
| 30.08.2022 | Helios and Sojitz sign MoU to collaborate on wide range of p... | At the TICAD8 business forum in Tunis on 27th August 2022, Helios Investment Partners (‘Helios’) and... | Array;Arra... |
| 26.05.2022 | Helios partners with Wale Ayeni to head VC strategy | Helios has partnered with Wale Ayeni to head its venture capital strategy and launch Helios Digital ... | Array |
| 12.05.2022 | LeapFrog and Tana Africa invest in Interswitch | LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital have announced a strategic investment in Interswitch, o... | Array |
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Team 23
| Date | Name | Title |
| 01.02.2023 | Karim Enge... | Director, ... |
| 19.01.2023 | Elias Yazb... | Managing D... |
| 17.01.2023 | Max Von Tr... | Managing D... |
| 17.01.2023 | Guy Willne... | Managing D... |
| 17.01.2023 | Melissa Sa... | Head of In... |
| 08.09.2022 | Sola Carre... | Managing D... |
| 08.09.2022 | Luciana Ge... | Partner, C... |
| 30.04.2022 | Nimit Shah | Partner, I... |
| 27.01.2022 | Henry Obi ... | Partner, P... |
| 25.12.2020 | Fope Adelo... | Principal,... |
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Portfolio 1
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 05.03.2017 | Trustco Ba... | trustcoban... | $40M | United Sta... |
Mentions in press and media 27
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 20.12.2021 | Taptap Send raises $65M to build cross-border remittances fo... | Cross-border remittances — when people living and working abroad send money back home to friends and... | techcrunch... |
| 02.11.2021 | Nigerian eCommerce platform, MallforAfrica, has shut down op... | Share this article: Africa-focused eCommerce platform, MallforAfrica seems to have suspended operat... | techpoint.... |
| 24.05.2021 | NBA forms Africa business entity valued at nearly $1 billion... | NBA Africa will help operate the Basketball Africa League, which launched this month and is run join... | cnbc.com/2... |
| 18.05.2021 | Insight Partners backs cross-border payment leader Thunes wi... | SINGAPORE and NEW YORK, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech company tha... | salamancap... |
| 18.05.2021 | Insight Partners backs cross-border payment leader Thunes wi... | Thunes adds top-tier venture capital and private equity investor Insight Partners to its premier gro... | salamancap... |
| 18.05.2021 | Insight Partners backs cross-border payment leader Thunes wi... | SINGAPORE and NEW YORK, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech company tha... | en.prnasia... |
| 25.09.2020 | Factsheet: Between venture capital and private equity invest... | You are reading Factsheet, our series of specific guides on experiencing and using technology platfo... | techcabal.... |
| 08.09.2020 | Interswitch CEO Mitchell Elegbe to discuss African fintech a... | The CEO of Pan-African fintech unicorn Interswitch, Mitchell Elegbe, is set to speak at TechCrunch D... | techcrunch... |
| 16.07.2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 15th July 2020 | Hello Techies, The first gist in today’s edition of the Big 5 daily is weighty and holds questions ... | techgistaf... |
| 31.12.2019 | 2019: The big year of tech investment in Africa | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new... | appsafrica... |
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