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	$721.0 million (2023)[1]
Operating income	$146.1 million (2023)[1]
Net income	$(111.8) million (2023)[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]

References

1. "Annual Results 2023" (PDF). Helios Towers. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
2. "Soros in line for windfall from Helios Towers listing". The Times. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
3. "Helios Towers floats after second attempt". Proactive Investors. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
4. "Helios Towers Q1 2022 Results". Helios Towers. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.