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.
Manufacturing
Turkish PE firm Pragma strikes first bet from fourth industrial fund
Pragma Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Turkish investment banking company Pragma, has struck its first deal ......
TMT
MENA Digest: UAE's Qanooni, eVoost AI secure early-stage funding
Two UAE-based startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region raised funding this week, aiming to expand ......
TMT
Turkish fintech Midas raising Series B funding, taps returning investor
Midas Technology Corp, a Turkish fintech startup that enables retail investors to invest in US and Turkish equities, is ......
Infrastructure
Mubadala-backed proptech firm Stake firms up game plan for expansion
Dubai-headquartered proptech startup Stake, which enables fractional investment in rental properties, aims to deepen its presence ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Tunisian startup Kumulus Water, Qatar's ShipBee secure funding
At least two early-stage startups secured funding in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in an ......
Finance
African PE firm Mediterrania Capital Partners marks final close of Fund IV
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a Malta-based private equity firm that manages over $800 million in ......
Infrastructure
South Africa's Infra Impact Investment Managers to acquire waste management firm
Infra Impact Investment Managers, a South Africa-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-market infrastructure ......
Finance
African PE firm Oasis Capital Ghana to onboard US-based LP for Fund II
Oasis Capital Ghana, a private equity firm that backs small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa, is likely to ......
Finance
Shorooq gets LP cheque from pan-Arab DFI for second venture debt fund
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based multi-asset investment firm backed by ten sovereign wealth funds, has secured the ......
Finance
Former Investcorp executive's BlueFive Capital strikes debut deal
BlueFive Capital, a Gulf and Global South-focused asset management firm launched last year, has acquired a Dubai-based ......