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.
General
UAE's Shorooq identifies six emerging themes for investment
Shorooq, an Abu Dhabi-based multi-asset investment firm, that is aiming to add new asset classes like private equity ......
Finance
Saudi Arabia's RVC strikes first LP bet of 2025, invests in offshore fund
Riyadh Valley Company (RVC), the investment arm of King Saud University, has made its first limited partner style ......
Consumer
South African PE Growth Capital Partners to acquire another packaging company
Growth Capital Partners, a South African boutique private equity firm that backs small and medium enterprises is set to ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Rize, MoneyHash, Retailhub, Pluto, Ogram, others raise fund
Rize, a Saudi Arabian rent-now-pay-later platform propelled the funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (......
Manufacturing
Turkish PE Mediterra monetises nine-year-old bet on elevator control systems maker
Mediterra Capital, a Turkey-focused private equity firm that backs small- and mid-sized companies, has monetised its ......
Finance
VC firm 500 Global rolls out new MENA-focused fund
500 Global, an American multi-stage venture capital firm and one of the most active investors in the Middle East and ......
Manufacturing
Women-focused African PE Aruwa Capital to bet on footwear company
Aruwa Capital Management, an early-stage private equity firm that backs growth-oriented small- and mid-sized businesses ......
Finance
Moove backer LoftyInc onboards offshore LP for latest fund
LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African early-stage venture capital firm and the backer of global mobility fintech Moove, is ......
Infrastructure
Actis ropes in key financial backer for $350 mn Egypt energy deal
Actis, the sustainable infrastructure investment arm of the US-based $100 billion growth equity investor General ......
Finance
SVC-backed MEVP doubles down on commitment to Saudi Arabia
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Dubai-based venture capital firm that backs early and growth-stage tech startups ......
