Helios was founded in 2004 by Tope Lawani and Babatunde Soyoye, and has since grown into the largest Africa focused private investment firm
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Co-Founders


Tope Lawani
Managing Partner
Member of Executive and Investment Committees


Babatunde Soyoye
Managing Partner
Member of Executive and Investment Committees
Partners


Zineb Abbad El Andaloussi
Partner, Investment Team


Dennis Aluanga
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group


Paul Cunningham
Partner, Chief Financial Officer


Luciana Germinario
Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Member of Executive Committee


Mark Hartmann
Investment Advisor
Member of Investment Committee


Nitin Kaul
Partner, Head of Portfolio Operations Group
Member of Executive and Investment Committees


Henry Obi CBE
Partner, Public & Regulatory Affairs
Member of Investment Committee


Ogbemi Ofuya
Partner, Investment Team


Simon Poole
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group


Nimit Shah
Partner, Investment Team and Head of Debt Capital Markets
Senior Team


Sola Carrena
Managing Director, Investment Team


Elias Yazbeck
Managing Director – Financial Services/Fintech, Investment Team


Guy Willner
Managing Director – Digital Infrastructure, Investment Team


Fope Adelowo
Principal, Investment Team


Jamie Hollins
Principal, Investment Team


Tosin Awoyinka
Senior Vice President, Investment Team


Melissa Sack
Head of Investor Relations, Private Equity


Max Von Trotha
Managing Director – Integration, Portfolio Operations Group


Karim Engeh
Director, Portfolio Operations Group


Phil Davis
Director – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Portfolio Operations Group


Rupeen Khagram
Finance Director