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.
Healthcare
Dubai's TVM Capital backs healthcare player from Saudi-focused fund
TVM Capital Healthcare, an emerging markets-focused healthcare private equity firm, has backed a Saudi Arabian bio-......
Healthcare
Morocco's Laprophan Group set to acquire local natural food supplement brand
Moroccan pharmaceuticals major The Laprophan Group is set to acquire a majority stake in a natural food supplement ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Connect Money leads fundraising; Smpl Holdings sets up VC fund
Egyptian fintech startup Connect Money led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region this week. It ......
Infrastructure
Ethos PE-controlled logistics major RTT sells non-core business
South African transportation and logistics services company RTT Group, controlled by a private equity consortium led by ......
Consumer
Namibian PE firm Eos Capital strikes second bet from agri-focused fund
Eos Capital, a Namibian private equity firm that manages $55 million in assets across three investment vehicles, has ......
TMT
Turkey-focused Mediterra Capital hits exit button on tech bet in secondary deal
Amsterdam-based private equity firm Mediterra Capital, which backs small and mid-sized companies in Turkey, is set to ......
Consumer
African PE firm Phatisa marks fifth exit from first fund
Phatisa, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on food and affordable housing investments across sub-......
Finance
Shorooq Partners' Albabtain on deploying new fund, growing interest in Saudi Arabia and more
UAE-based venture capital firm Shorooq Partners has recently closed its Bedaya Fund II with an oversubscription, at $160......
Infrastructure
Meridiam-owned Rift Valley Energy secures $15-mn commitment
Tanzanian renewable energy infrastructure development platform Rift Valley Energy, which is owned by Paris-based global ......
Finance
Africa-focused ALCB Fund onboards European DFI
ALCB Fund, an Africa-focused debt investment vehicle, is set to secure commitment from a European institutional investor......
