Helios Investment Partners, a private equity investing firm operating in Africa and based in London, acquired Africa-based fertilisers and inputs operations of Louis Dreyfus Company, a global merchant firm that is involved in agriculture, food processing, international shipping, and finance. Financial terms were not disclosed. Alykhan Nathoo, Partner at Helios, commented: “We are excited to invest in a business that has considerable scale and a long history in its key markets. Louis Dreyfus Company has been successful at expanding its fertilizers and inputs distribution network in Africa, which stands to benefit from the growing size and sophistication of the continent’s agriculture and industry. We look forward to providing expansion capital and working with management and key stakeholders to accelerate the growth of the business.”