Helios Investment Partners shows success story and repays $50 million OPIC loan

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Middle East & Africa

Jonathan Bell

Editor-in-chief

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) reports that Helios Investment Partners (Helios) has repaid in full a $50 million loan that was issued by the US government’s development finance institution. The OPIC loan, which was issued in 2006, helped capitalise Helios Investors - a $305 million growth equity fund that invested across various sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.

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