Dilasha Seth
Finance
Saudi multi-asset investor Artal Capital hits first close of PE fund
Artal Capital, a Riyadh-based multi-asset investment firm, has marked the first close of its mid-market-focused private equity fund to back ......
Finance
In Charts: Saudi Venture Capital doubles down on commitments in 2023
Riyadh’s state-owned institution Saudi Venture Capital (SVC), which manages assets worth $2.2 billion, almost doubled its funding commitments in 2023 ......
Finance
Africa-focused Acre Impact Capital raises $100 mn for first close of debut fund
Acre Impact Capital, an Africa-focused private-debt impact investment manager, marked the first close of its debut export finance fund to ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Penny Software, Fortis, U-topia raise funds; Beltone VC launches $30-mn fund
Funding activity picked up in the Middle East and North Africa region this week after slowing down of action during ......
Finance
Sanad gets LP top-up for MENA-focused MSME debt fund
The Sanad Fund for MSME, an impact investment fund that provides loans and equity financing to local financial institutions in ......
Finance
African PE firm Medu Capital sets target for new fund's final close as LP base shifts
Medu Capital, one of the most active private equity firms in South Africa, aims to mark the final close of ......
Consumer
South Africa's Vuna Partners picks up minority stake in local consumer player
South Africa-based mid-market private equity investor Vuna Partners struck a fifth deal from its debut investment vehicle, in a fresh ......
Finance
Believe it or not: Average mid-stage VC cheques in Africa are bigger than the rest of the World!
Mature startups in Africa recorded the highest median deal value in Series B and C rounds through 2023, compared to ......
Finance
In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has committed about a fifth of its ......
Finance
Helios lets go of billion-dollar Africa PE fund strategy, floats smaller flagship
Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Africa that curtailed its half-a-billion-dollar fourth fund after securing ......
