Dilasha Seth

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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Finance

07 July, 2025

Oman-India PE firm's second fund tops debut vehicle's returns as it taps LPs again

The Oman India Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF), a cross-border private equity firm set up by the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) ......

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Finance

14 April, 2025

Indian funds funneling global capital via Dubai into home market: DIFC's Jaffery

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), an independent financial free zone that hosts over 6,900 active companies, has seen a ......

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Finance

25 March, 2025

Why Leapfrog is cautiously optimistic on investments in its two focus sectors

LeapFrog Investments, a private equity and impact investment firm focused on emerging markets, maintains an optimistic outlook for its primary ......

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Infrastructure

23 January, 2025

Nisus Finance targets overseas LPs for Gulf fund, sets closing timelines

Nisus Finance Services, an Indian real estate investment firm that went public last month, has expanded its investor outreach to ......

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Finance

13 January, 2025

Impact investor Aavishkaar plans seventh India fund, may tap Middle East LPs

Impact investor Aavishkaar Capital, which manages assets worth about half a billion dollars, plans to start raising its seventh India ......

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Finance

30 December, 2024

Blume Ventures partners with Dubai's NB Ventures for $50 mn India fund

Mumbai-based early stage venture capital firm Blume Ventures and Dubai-based investment firm NB Ventures, which makes direct VC bets on growth-stage startups ......

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Finance

13 December, 2024

Evolvence's Kumar on change in Indian PE/VC scenario over the years, exit strategy and more

Evolvence India, a hybrid investment firm and a limited partner backer for venture capital firms such as Lighhouse Funds and ......

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Finance

23 October, 2024

Mubadala-backed Investcorp scraps plan for big-ticket India deal

Bahrain-based alternative investment firm Investcorp, which saw its assets under management quintuple in six years to $53 billion and has ......

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General

04 October, 2024

LP Summit Dubai 2024: Robust IPO pipeline driving optimism on exits, say panellists

The robust initial public offering (IPO) pipeline on stock exchanges in the Middle East and India is driving optimism around exit ......

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01 October, 2024

LP Summit Dubai 2024: Space to improve corporate governance in India, say family offices

Dubai-based single-family office KAAF Investments, which is backed by the Kanoo family and has invested in India via seven fund ......