Helios Towers

Helios Towers is a UK-based telecommunications tower company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Helios Towers

Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: HTWS FTSE 250 component
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	2009
Headquarters	London, UK
Key people	Samuel Jonah, KBE Chairman Tom Greenwood, CEO
Revenue	$792.0 million (2024)[1]
Operating income	$242.3 million (2024)[1]
Net income	$27.0 million (2024)[1]
Website	www.heliostowers.com/

History

The company was established in Mauritius with financial backing from George Soros, Millicom and Bharti Airtel in 2009.^[2] After an aborted attempt at launching a public issue in 2018, it was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 2019.^[3]

Operations

The company owns more than 10,500 mobile communications towers located in Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Congo Brazzaville, South Africa, Senegal, Madagascar and Malawi.^[4]