IFC announces proposed investment in Helios Fund V
The International Finance Corporation has disclosed a proposed commitment of up to $75 million in Helios Investors V.
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has disclosed a proposed commitment of up to $75 million to the Helios Investors V fund, with a co-investment envelope of $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 urbanisation trends.
The fund is targeting to raise total commitments of $750 million to invest in 10 to 12 companies, with an average ticket size of $70-80 million (excluding co-investment amounts).
The fund’s core focus sectors are: (i) digital infrastructure (e.g., data centres, fibre networks and telecom towers); (ii) financial services and financial technology (e.g., bank-tech, payments, and financial management software); (iii) tech-enabled business services (e.g., cloud services, reg-tech, health-tech and logistics-tech) and (iv) consumer non-discretionary (e.g., food and beverage, healthcare, and education).
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