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
Souleymane Ba
Partner, Investment Team
Paul Cunningham
Partner, Chief Financial Officer
Christina Drews
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 Investment Committee
Alykhan Nathoo
Partner, Investment Team
Member of Executive and Investment Committees
Henry Obi
Partner, Public & Regulatory Affairs
Member of Investment Committee
Boye Olusanya
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group
Simon Poole
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group
Nimit Shah
Partner, Credit Investment Team
Dabney Tonelli
Partner, Investor Relations
Member of Executive Committee
Senior Team
Tavraj Banga
Principal, Investment Team
Cecilie Nielsen
MD – Human Capital, Portfolio Operations Group
Ogbemi Ofuya
Principal, Investment Team
Max Von Trotha
MD – Integration, Portfolio Operations Group
Fope Adelowo
Senior Vice President, Investment Team
Walker Brumskine
Senior Vice President, Investment Team
Sara Farrag
Senior Vice President, Investment Team
Filippo Frattini
Senior Manager – Lean Six Sigma, Portfolio Operations Group
Rupeen Khagram
Financial Controller
Dami Lalude
Senior Vice President, Investment Team
Evelina Olago
Investor Relations Manager
Younes Oukhay
Senior Vice President, Credit Investment Team