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
Mediterrania Capital CEO Alsina on latest fund, deployments, exits and more
Mediterrania Capital Partners, a Malta-based private equity firm, is charting out an exit strategy for the four ......
General
MENA Digest: UAE's SaaS startup Seez leads funding activity this week
UAE-based automotive SaaS startup Seez led fundraising activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this ......
TMT
South Africa's Sanlam PE set for a bolt-on deal to acquire HR platform
South African financial services firm Sanlam’s private equity arm is set to seal a bolt-on acquisition, with its ......
Consumer
Bluepeak strikes largest bet from inaugural fund
Bluepeak Private Capital, an alternative asset management firm that backs mid-market companies in Africa, has invested ......
Infrastructure
South African PE Metier strikes seventh bet from sustainability-focused fund
Metier, an Africa-based private equity firm that backs growth-stage companies in Sub-Saharan Africa struck its seventh ......
Consumer
South African PE firm Metier set to strike fourth deal from new fund
Metier, a South African private equity firm that backs mid-market companies in Sub-Saharan Africa, is set to acquire a ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Fintechs lead fundraising this week; VC investment falls in August
Venture capital funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was led by fintech startups this week......
Finance
SPE Capital allies with three others to acquire Egyptian PSU microfinance firm
SPE Capital, an Africa and Middle East-focused private equity firm that backs mid-sized companies, is set to fully ......
TMT
Moroccan royal family's fund to join CDG Invest to bet on European travel-tech company
CDG Invest, the investment arm of Morocco’s state-owned financial institution, Caisse de Dépot et de Gestion (CDG), ......
Infrastructure
Gulf Capital partially exits bolt-on acquisition after eight years
Gulf Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm that manages over $2.4 billion in assets, partially monetised one of its ......
