Helios Investors V

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The proposed project is for IFC to commit up to US$75 million in Helios Investors V (“Helios V” or the “Fund”), with a co-investment envelope of US$50 million. Helios V is a Pan-African growth equity fund, seeking to invest in market-leading companies that enable, are enabled by, or benefit from the confluence of technological innovation and Africa’s attractive demographic and urbanization trends. The Fund is targeting to raise total commitments of US$750 million to invest in 10-12 companies, with an average ticket size of US$70-80 million (excluding co-investment amounts). The Fund’s core focus sectors are: (i) Digital Infrastructure (e.g., datacenters, fibre networks and telecom towers); (ii) Financial Services and Financial Technology (e.g., BankTech, payments, and financial management software); (iii) Tech-Enabled Business Services (e.g., cloud services, RegTech, HealthTech and LogisticsTech) and (iv) Consumer Non-Discretionary (e.g., food and beverage, healthcare, and education).