Dilasha, based in Dubai, reports on the Middle East and Africa's investment ecosystem, focusing on LPs, private equity, and venture capital. With 12+ years in New Delhi, she specialized in macroeconomic policy and broke significant stories on international trade and taxation.
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Helios roping in another PE firm for Moroccan portfolio company
Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm that manages assets worth over $3 billion, is roping ......
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African PE firm AfricInvest strikes tenth bet from flagship Fund IV in HR tech co
AfricInvest, a pan-African private equity investment platform that has backed more than 200 companies over three decades......
Infrastructure
Kenya's Novastar Ventures bags multilateral LP for $200 mn fund
Novastar Ventures, a Kenya-based venture capital firm that backs early stage companies across the continent, has secured......
TMT
MENA Digest: Logexa, Squadio, Najeeb AI, Velents get funding; BRKZ raises debt
Saudi Arabian startups led fundraising activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week. The ......
Finance
Helios brings offshore LP on board for new flagship Africa PE fund
Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm, has brought on board a European institutional ......
Finance
African PE firm Mediterrania leads $116 mn investment in banking group
Malta-based private-equity firm Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), which manages over €1 billion ($1.15 billion) in ......
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Africa-focussed Helios Investment Partners bags European LP for $750 mn fund
Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Africa that manages assets worth over $3 billion......
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MENA Digest: Property Finder, Qashio ink M&As; Nine startups get funding
Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week was propelled by proptech firm Property Finder......
Manufacturing
Morocco's Valoris adding textile firm to debut PE fund's portfolio
Valoris Capital, a Moroccan investment firm that backs small and mid-sized companies, is set to acquire a textile ......
Infrastructure
African PE firm Metier likely to acquire significant minority stake in logistics firm
Metier, an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs mid-market companies in Sub-Saharan Africa, is set to acquire a......