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Tope Lawani

Investor

Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital Ventures

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.

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Experience

  1. Helios Investment PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2004 — present
  2. TPG CapitalPrincipal1996 — 2004
  3. The Walt Disney CompanyFinancial Analyst1991 — 1992

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1993 — 1996
  2. Harvard Law SchoolDoctor of Law (JD)1992 — 1996
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering1987 — 1991

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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

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Also attended Harvard Law School126

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

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Shared employers

Also worked at Helios Investment Partners21

Babatunde SoyoyeManaging Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital VenturesLuciana GerminarioPartner, Chief Operating Officer, Member of Executive Committee at Helios Digital VenturesMark HartmannInvestment Advisor, Member of Investment Committee at Helios Digital VenturesVitali HarwardtPartner & Chief Financial Officer at Helios Digital VenturesPaul CunninghamPartner, Investment & Fund Structuring at Helios Digital VenturesZineb Abbad El AndaloussiAdvisor, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures

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Also worked at TPG Capital94

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Also worked at The Walt Disney Company74

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Investments

Board seats

Helios Towers PLCNBA AfricaPershing Square Holdings LtdThunes

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Colleagues at Helios Digital Ventures

Ali-Abbas Punjani
Senior Vice President, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures
Babatunde Soyoye
Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital Ventures
Christopher North
Partner, Co-Head of Climate Investments at Helios Digital Ventures
Claire Norton
Head of Client Servicing at Helios Digital Ventures
Dennis Aluanga
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group at Helios Digital Ventures
Dominic Leong
Vice President, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures
Faris Ayoub
Partner, Helios Sports and Entertainment Group at Helios Digital Ventures
Fope Adelowo
Principal, PE Team and Co-Head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Digital Ventures