Growth Capital • Information Technology

Helios Investment Partners Invests In IXAfrica Data Centre

On November 8, 2022, private equity firm Helios Investment Partners invested in information technology company IXAfrica Data Centre

Investment Context
  • This is Helios Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Helios Investment Partners’ 3rd transaction in Kenya.

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Investment Summary

Date November 8, 2022
Target IXAfrica Data Centre
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Helios Investment Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target Company

IXAfrica Data Centre

Nairobi, Kenya
IXAfrica Data Centre is a developer and operator of hyperscale-ready data centers. iXAfrica is focused on providing high-quality data centre environments able to serve both the international and local internet markets. IXAfrica provides high-specification data centre infrastructure, capable of hosting the world’s most demanding companies in the internet, banking, retail, media and other enterprise sectors. IXAfrica Data Centre was founded in 2021 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Helios Investment Partners

London, United Kingdom

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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 Context for Investor #
Overall 21 of 22
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital 5 of 6
Country: Kenya 3 of 3
Year: 2022 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-01 T2S Group

Casablanca, Morocco

T2S Group operates in medical devices, in vitro diagnostic and pharmaceuticals. T2S Group was founded in 1992 and is based in Casablanca, Morocco.

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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 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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