ECI are delighted to announce our investment in Helio Intelligence, Europe’s leading provider of AI-enabled political intelligence and public affairs monitoring services. The investment represents a realisation for Bowmark Capital and Bridgepoint, with Bridgepoint reinvesting as a minority shareholder; the transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Founded in 1998, Helio Intelligence (previously DeHavilland) empowers its clients with expert-led insights so they can track and interpret political, regulatory and policy developments across the UK and Europe.
The company combines more than 25 years of political monitoring data with on-the-ground expert insight to deliver real-time political intelligence and bespoke analysis to over 1,000 customers, including corporates, non-profit organisations, and investment firms. Its solutions combine human expertise with an AI platform to deliver faster, richer and more relevant intelligence through interactive dashboards, analysis notes and strategic counsel.
ECI will be supporting management to capitalise on the growing political and public policy information market, with multiple tailwinds including the complexity of the legislative agenda and growing relevance of public affairs insights to blue-chip clients. ECI’s Origination Team will leverage its proprietary AI M&A platform, Amplifind™360, to support Helio Intelligence to further its M&A roadmap within the fragmented political intelligence marketplace.
We are delighted to be partnering with ECI for the next phase of growth and look forward to working with them as we scale further into the growing global political intelligence market and continue to enhance our best-in-market insights and data.”
Helio has built an impressive position as the go-to provider of political intelligence and monitoring services across Europe. As we continue to operate in increasingly complex political environments, we see their standout AI-powered platform as having fantastic momentum, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Andrew and the team during this exciting next stage.”
