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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Qatar Investment Authority makes first bet from $1-bn VC fund of funds

Finance

05 February, 2025

Qatar Investment Authority makes first bet from $1-bn VC fund of funds

Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has backed a local venture capital firm that invests in growth-......

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Finance

04 February, 2025

Mediterrania Capital gets additional cheque from existing LP for fourth fund

Mediterrania Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm that manages assets worth $800 million, is set to ......

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Finance

04 February, 2025

Pan-African PE firm AfricInvest taps returning LP for SME fund

Africinvest, a pan-African private equity firm that has invested in more than 200 companies over three decades, is set ......

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Finance

04 February, 2025

Flat6Labs set to onboard overseas LP for Africa Seed Fund

Flat6Labs, a Middle East and Africa-focused seed and early-stage venture capital firm that manages assets worth over $85......

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Finance

31 January, 2025

Israeli VC firm Peregrine Ventures mulls new early-stage fund

Peregrine Ventures, an Israeli venture capital firm that manages assets worth $600 million, is considering the ......

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TMT

30 January, 2025

DPI, Verod-backed Pan African Towers set to acquire Nigerian firm

Nigerian telecommunications infrastructure provider Pan African Towers Ltd, which is owned by private equity firms ......

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Finance

29 January, 2025

French PE Amethis set to onboard returning LP for pan-African fund

Amethis, a French private equity firm that backs mid-sized businesses in Africa and Europe and manages assets worth ......

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General

28 January, 2025

UAE's Shorooq identifies six emerging themes for investment

Shorooq, an Abu Dhabi-based multi-asset investment firm, that is aiming to add new asset classes like private equity ......

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Finance

27 January, 2025

Saudi Arabia's RVC strikes first LP bet of 2025, invests in offshore fund

Riyadh Valley Company (RVC), the investment arm of King Saud University, has made its first limited partner style ......

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Consumer

27 January, 2025

South African PE Growth Capital Partners to acquire another packaging company

Growth Capital Partners, a South African boutique private equity firm that backs small and medium enterprises is set to ......