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.
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Global asset manager Barings opens office in Dubai
Barings, a global investment management firm that manages assets worth $406 billion, opened an office in Dubai to help ......
TMT
MENA Digest: UAE's WEE Marketplace, three Egyptian startups secure funding
Funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region revived this week with a slew of early-stage deals, led ......
Finance
XSML Capital's Slingelandt on likely close of fourth fund, new investment horizon and more
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm that backs small and mid-sized businesses across Central and ......
Infrastructure
African PE firm Mediterrania makes second full exit from third fund
Mediterrania Capital Partners, a Malta-based private equity firm that focuses on growth-stage small and mid-sized ......
Finance
Adenia expands LP base beyond legacy regions for oversubscribed fifth fund
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, ......
Finance
Gulf VC Shorooq Partners marks final close of third fund with oversubscription
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage tech startups, marked the final close ......
TMT
ADQ, Oman Investment Authority float VC fund to make bets in buzzing MENA startup market
Gulf sovereign wealth investors – Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Oman Investment Authority – have jointly floated a tech-......
Finance
Dutch impact investor Bix Capital taps returning LP for Africa, Southeast Asia fund
Bix Capital, a Dutch impact investment firm that offers debt financing to small and medium enterprises mainly in sub-......
Finance
Saudi multi-asset investor Artal Capital hits first close of PE fund
Artal Capital, a Riyadh-based multi-asset investment firm, has marked the first close of its mid-market-focused private ......
Finance
In Charts: Saudi Venture Capital doubles down on commitments in 2023
Riyadh’s state-owned institution Saudi Venture Capital (SVC), which manages assets worth $2.2 billion, almost doubled ......