Tope Lawani
InvestorManaging Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital Ventures Β· Managing Partner at Helios Investment Partners
London, United Kingdom
About
Tope Lawani is a co-founder and Managing Partner with 25 years of principal investment experience. He previously was a Principal at TPG Capital in its San Francisco and London offices, where he worked on leveraged buyout and venture capital investments including Burger King, Debenhams, J. Crew Group and Scottish & Newcastle Retail, and began his career as an M&A and Corporate Development Analyst at the Walt Disney Company. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT, a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Experience
- Helios Investment PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2004 β present
- TPG CapitalPrincipal1996 β 2004
- The Walt Disney CompanyFinancial Analyst1991 β 1992
Investments
Board seats
Financial technologyHelios Towers PLCNBA AfricaPershing Square Holdings Ltd
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Colleagues at Helios Digital Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tope Lawani?
- Tope Lawani is a co-founder and Managing Partner with 25 years of principal investment experience. He previously was a Principal at TPG Capital in its San Francisco and London offices, where he worked on leveraged buyout and venture capital investments including Burger King, Debenhams, J. Crew Group and Scottish & Newcastle Retail, and began his career as an M&A and Corporate Development Analyst at the Walt Disney Company. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT, a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Tope Lawani work?
- Tope Lawani is Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital Ventures.
- What boards does Tope Lawani sit on?
- Tope Lawani holds tracked board seats at Financial technology, Helios Towers PLC, NBA Africa, Pershing Square Holdings Ltd.
- Where did Tope Lawani go to school?
- Tope Lawani studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Harvard Law School (Doctor of Law (JD)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering).
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