Investment Summary

Helios Investment Partners Invests In ASR

On September 16, 2020, private equity firm Helios Investment Partners invested in insurance company ASR

Investment Highlights
  • This is Helios Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Helios Investment Partners’ 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary
Date 2020-09-16
Target ASR
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) Helios Investment Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

ASR

London, United Kingdom
ASR is a reinsurer and managing agent (quoting, pricing and placing risk on behalf of a panel of reinsurers) that writes corporate and specialty risk on the African continent. The company is focused on becoming the partner of choice to corporations and insurers through the provision of comprehensive and bespoke risk mitigating insurance solutions. ASR will create tailored solutions for local and global customers, using Africa-specific pricing models coupled with a deep understanding of African risk and cultural environments. ASR intends to work proactively with local regulators and clients to develop skills and provide training to local underwriters. Environmental, social and governance considerations are central to ASR’s values, particularly in relation to local capacity building.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Helios Investment Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 3.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Helios Investment Partners is a pan-African private equity firm. Helios looks to commit $15 to $200 million per transaction and will consider a broad range of investment situations. These include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, joint ventures, seed-stage venture capital, restructurings, and strategic public equity investments. Helios is a generalist investor however the firm has particular interest in communications, financial services, power, travel/leisure, distribution/logistics, and agriculture. Helios was formed in 2004 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 17
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 4
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-01 AfricaTel

Amsterdam, Netherlands

AfricaTel is a holding company aggregating all of the sub-Saharan Africa telecommunications assets of the Portugal Telecom Group (principally in Angola, Namibia, Cape Verde, Sao Tome).

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-19 Solevo

Geneva, Switzerland

Solevo is a specialty chemicals distribution platform operating across eight countries in West and Central Africa, delivering critical inputs to high GDP contributing sectors in life sciences and industrials. Solevo offers a unique one-stop-shop for a range of inputs and chemicals including agriculture, also providing support for over one million small holder farmers, helping them to secure their livelihoods through increased yields and greater crop security, resulting in improved food security and climate resilience across Africa. Solevo was founded in 1918 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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