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.
Infrastructure
UAE conglomerate's clean energy arm to get European backer for Egypt solar project
AMEA Power, the renewable energy arm of UAE-based conglomerate Al Nowais Investments, is set to secure an additional ......
Finance
BlueFive Capital beefs up top deck with another former Investcorp exec
Bluefive Capital, an Abu Dhabi-based asset management firm, has brought on board another former executive of Bahrain-......
TMT
Ethos PE spinout Infinite Partners set to acquire fibre infra firms
Infinite Partners, a South Africa-based mid-market private equity firm spun out from Ethos PE, is set to acquire a slew ......
Finance
Saudi VC SEEDRA onboards sovereign investor as LP for second fund
SEEDRA Ventures, a Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies and currently manages a ......
TMT
South Africa's Ascension Capital Partners strikes second bet from $83 mn fund
Ascension Capital Partners, a South Africa-based private equity firm that backs mid-sized high-growth businesses in the ......
TMT
VC firm MEVP marks second full exit from Fund II, DPI reaches 118%
Gulf-focused venture capital firm Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), which invests in early and growth-stage tech ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Lean Tech, UnifyApps lead funding activity; overall mop-up falls in Oct
Startup funding in the Middle East and North Africa region was led by at least a couple of high-value growth-stage ......
Finance
Africa-focused French impact investor I&P set to onboard returning LP for new fund
Investisseurs & Partneraires (I&P), an Africa-focused impact investment firm that backs high-growth small and medium-......
Consumer
Private credit firm Ruya Partners strikes fourth bet from debut fund
Ruya Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based private credit firm that is raising its $250-million target debut fund, has struck its......
Finance
Former Investcorp executive floats own asset management firm
Mubadala-backed alternative investment firm Investcorp’s former top executive has rolled out an asset management firm ......