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.
Finance
Decoding digital VC platform Stryde71's investment game plan
Stryde71, the new venture capital arm of the UAE-based digital investment platform Stryde, is targeting one to two ......
Finance
Oman Investment Authority grows Asia exposure via fund-of-fund bets
The Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the Gulf nation, is gradually diversifying its fund ......
Finance
PE firm AfricInvest marks first exit from flagship Fund IV
AfricInvest, a pan-African private equity firm that has made growth capital investments in more than 200 companies ......
Manufacturing
Turkish PE firm Pragma strikes first bet from fourth industrial fund
Pragma Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Turkish investment banking company Pragma, has struck its first deal ......
TMT
Turkish fintech Midas raising Series B funding, taps returning investor
Midas Technology Corp, a Turkish fintech startup that enables retail investors to invest in US and Turkish equities, is ......
Infrastructure
Mubadala-backed proptech firm Stake firms up game plan for expansion
Dubai-headquartered proptech startup Stake, which enables fractional investment in rental properties, aims to deepen its presence ......
Infrastructure
South Africa's Infra Impact Investment Managers to acquire waste management firm
Infra Impact Investment Managers, a South Africa-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-market infrastructure ......
Finance
African PE firm Oasis Capital Ghana to onboard US-based LP for Fund II
Oasis Capital Ghana, a private equity firm that backs small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa, is likely to ......
Finance
Former Investcorp executive's BlueFive Capital strikes debut deal
BlueFive Capital, a Gulf and Global South-focused asset management firm launched last year, has acquired a Dubai-based ......
Finance
African PE firm Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund gets returning LP for second outing
Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF), an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs agribusinesses, is likely to ......
