Investment Summary |
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| Date | 2015-11-12 |
| Target | Fawry |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Investor(s) | Helios Investment Partners |
| Deal Type | Stake Purchase |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.6B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 11 of 22 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals | 7 of 8 |
| Country: Egypt M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-01 |
Equity Bank
Nairobi, Kenya Equity Bank focuses on providing banking services to the un-banked population. The successful execution of that strategy has enabled Equity Bank to build Kenya's largest base of account holders and industry-leading growth rates and profitability. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 |
Crown Agents
London, United Kingdom Crown Agents is a provider of payments, trade finance, foreign exchange, and investment management services to the frontier and emerging markets, primarily in Africa, the Caribbean, and South-East Asia, and act as a commercial gateway for entities seeking to operate in these regions. Crown Agents was founded in 1833 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
