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
Exclusive: FIFA likely to acquire stake in partner host broadcast company
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the global football governing body, is set to acquire a ......
Consumer
TA Associates' India team leads control deal for Gulf school chain
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm managing a portfolio of over 120 companies across more than 20 ......
Finance
Africa, South Asia-focused SDG Outcomes Fund set to get European investor
SDG Outcomes Fund, a development and social outcomes investment vehicle focused on low- and middle-income countries in ......
Finance
Apis Partners gets another LP for $500-mn private equity fund
Apis Partners, a UK-based private equity firm that backs growth-stage financial services and financial infrastructure ......
Finance
Will be aggressive in deploying capital over next 12-18 months: Nuwa's Khaled Talhouni
Nuwa Capital, a UAE-based venture capital firm that has backed 35 companies to date from its $100 million maiden ......
TMT
MENA Digest: SiFi, Elevate raise funds; May VC funding up 5 times from April, down 58% YoY
Saudi Arabia-based fintech startup Simplified Financial Solutions Company (SiFi) led funding activity in the Middle East......
Finance
Path to profitability key in Egyptian VC Beltone's deployment strategy
Egypt-based Beltone Venture Capital (BVC), which is a subsidiary of Beltone Holding and is currently deploying capital... ...
Finance
Shorooq Partners eyes Saudi expansion with ‘oversubscribed' Bedaya Fund II
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm, is set to double down on its commitments in Saudi Arabia ......
Finance
How UAE's Gulf Capital is seeing a shift in its exit strategy
Gulf Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm, which is currently monetizing its $750 million third investment vehicle, ......
Manufacturing
Adenia Partners hits exit button on second-last bet from third fund
Mauritius-based private equity firm Adenia Partners, focused on mid-sized businesses across Africa, marked its seventh ......