Helios Towers
{{Short description|London-based telecommunications tower company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Helios Towers
| logo =Helios Towers logo.png
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| type = Public
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{lse|HTWS}}|FTSE 250 component}}
| foundation = 2009
| key_people = Samuel Jonah, KBE Chairman
Tom Greenwood, CEO
| industry = Telecommunications
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| revenue ={{increase}} $792.0 million (2024){{cite web|url=https://www.heliostowers.com/media/opgaximj/ht-fy-24-rns_vf.pdf|title=Annual Results 2024|publisher=Helios Towers|access-date=13 March 2025}}
| operating_income ={{increase}} $242.3 million (2024)
| net_income ={{increase}} $27.0 million (2024)
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| homepage = [https://www.heliostowers.com/ www.heliostowers.com/]
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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.
History
The company was established in Mauritius with financial backing from George Soros, Millicom and Bharti Airtel in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/markets/article/helios-towers-revives-plan-for-london-listing-0dzq2wcpl|title=Soros in line for windfall from Helios Towers listing|work=The Times|date=13 September 2019|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204221714/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/helios-towers-revives-plan-for-london-listing-0dzq2wcpl|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/905151/helios-towers-floats-after-second-attempt-905151.html|title=Helios Towers floats after second attempt|publisher=Proactive Investors|date=18 October 2019|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204224741/https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/905151/helios-towers-floats-after-second-attempt-905151.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/HTWS/q1-2022-results/15438183|title=Helios Towers Q1 2022 Results|publisher=Helios Towers|date=5 May 2022|access-date=5 August 2022}}
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Category:British companies established in 2009
Category:Telecommunications companies established in 2009
Category:2009 establishments in Mauritius