M&A Deal Summary

Helios Investment Partners Acquires TPAY

On September 17, 2018, private equity firm Helios Investment Partners acquired financial services company TPAY

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Helios Investment Partners’ 5th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Helios Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in United Arab Emirates.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-09-17
Target TPAY
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Helios Investment Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

TPAY

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
TPAY is a provider of mobile payment solution in markets with low banking penetration and high mobile adoption. TPAY was founded in 2014 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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 16 of 17
Sector (Financial Services) 5 of 5
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 4
Country (United Arab Emirates) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-24 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-09 Telkom Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Telkom Kenya Ltd is a provider Integrated telecommunications services.

Sell -