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.
TMT
MENA Digest: Saudi firms Nabt and COGNNA, UAE's Reno, Egypt's Rology get funding
Saudi Arabian cybersecurity startup COGNNA led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week, securing ......
Infrastructure
African PE firm AIIM set to onboard offshore LP for new energy transition fund
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), an infrastructure-focused private equity firm, is set to secure an investment commitment from an offshore ......
Finance
Turkey Development Fund makes third LP commitment from new fund-of-funds
Turkey Development Fund (TDF), a state-backed investment platform that invests in tech and tech-focused ventures and funds, has made its ......
Finance
To expand regional exposure, may bring pro rata model to MENA: KBW Ventures' Tolani
KBW Ventures, the private investment office of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal, pivoted to growth-stage investments last ......
Finance
BlueFive Capital's new insurance arm bags first acquisition, buys Saudi firm
BlueFive Capital, an Abu Dhabi-based asset management firm that manages assets worth over $2.6 billion (around Rs 23,256 crore), is ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Saudi proptech Mnzil, UAE's Mastiska, Revibe lead startup funding
Saudi Arabian proptech Mnzil and the UAE-based startups Revibe and Mastiska led fundraising activity in the Middle East and North ......
Finance
African PE firm Mediterrania Capital secures new LP commitment for Fund IV
Malta-based private equity firm Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), which manages over €1 billion ($1.15 billion) in assets, has added another ......
Consumer
Moroccan PE firm CDG Invest Growth set to bet on beverage company
CDG Invest Growth (CIG), the private equity arm of Moroccan state-owned financial institution Caisse de Dépot et de Gestion (CDG), ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Saudi startup Ghanem, UAE's Kingpin, 4 others get early-stage funding
Saudi proptech platform Ghanem led fundraising activity by startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week. ......
Manufacturing
South African PE Growth Capital Partners set to close a bolt-on buy in industrials
South African private-equity firm Growth Capital Partners, which backs small and medium enterprises, is set to acquire an industrial textiles ......