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.
Finance
Acumen gets LP cheque for Africa-focussed renewable energy fund
US-based impact investor Acumen, which backs social enterprises serving low-income individuals in developing and ......
People
Adenia set to tap largest North African market to deploy from Fund V
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa and manages ......
TMT
Fintech to remain key investment theme in MENA: Panellists at LP Summit Dubai 2024
Fintech, which has emerged as one of the most funded sectors in the Middle East and North Africa region, will ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Saudi's Al Menu leads funding activity; Global Ventures onboards new LP
Saudi Arabian foodtech SaaS firm Al Menu led startup funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region this ......
Finance
Africa-focused Dutch PE firm XSML Capital taps another LP for fourth fund
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm that manages assets worth over $150 million and marked the ......
Finance
Africa-focused Acre Impact gets offshore LP for debut export finance fund
Acre Impact Capital, an Africa-focused private-debt impact investment manager that marked the first close of its debut ......
Finance
French PE firm Amethis gets another US LP for pan-African fund
Amethis, a French private equity firm that backs mid-sized businesses in Africa and Europe and manages a portfolio of ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Coral leads subdued VC funding week; SHIFT snags $83 mn in PE investment
Venture capital investment activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region slowed down in the last week of ......
Finance
Dubai's Ajeej Capital, Nuwa roll out tech-focussed debt fund
Ajeej Capital, a Dubai-based asset manager with an AUM of over $1 billion has floated a $100-million growth debt fund ......
Finance
Palestine's Ibtikar Fund closes second vehicle, stops short of hard cap
Ibtikar Fund, the war-stricken Palestine’s only venture capital firm that invests in early-stage Palestinian-founded ......