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.
Consumer
AfricInvest-backed supermarket chain Justrite set to secure funding for expansion
Africinvest-backed Nigerian supermarket chain Justrite is set to secure an investment commitment from a US investor as ......
Infrastructure
Jordan's climate infra-focussed PE firm to get American LP
Jordan-based private equity firm Catalyst Investment Management, which is focused on renewable energy and climate ......
General
KBW Ventures scouts for high-quality bets to quadruple MENA exposure share
KBW Ventures, the private investment office of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal, plans to ......
Finance
African PE firm Mediterrania Capital gets top-up LP commitment for Fund IV
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a Malta-based private equity firm that manages over €1 billion ($1.15 billion) in......
TMT
Helios roping in another PE firm for Moroccan portfolio company
Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm that manages assets worth over $3 billion, is roping ......
TMT
African PE firm AfricInvest strikes tenth bet from flagship Fund IV in HR tech co
AfricInvest, a pan-African private equity investment platform that has backed more than 200 companies over three decades......
Finance
Helios brings offshore LP on board for new flagship Africa PE fund
Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm, has brought on board a European institutional ......
Finance
African PE firm Mediterrania leads $116 mn investment in banking group
Malta-based private-equity firm Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), which manages over €1 billion ($1.15 billion) in ......
TMT
Africa-focussed Helios Investment Partners bags European LP for $750 mn fund
Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Africa that manages assets worth over $3 billion......
Manufacturing
Morocco's Valoris adding textile firm to debut PE fund's portfolio
Valoris Capital, a Moroccan investment firm that backs small and mid-sized companies, is set to acquire a textile ......