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
South African Old Mutual's PE arm strikes bolt-on acquisition
Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE), the private equity investment arm of South Africa-based financial services group Old ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Egyptian startups lead funding rounds this week
Egyptian startups propelled dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week, with at ......
Finance
South African VC HAVAÍC marks first close of third pan-Africa fund
HAVAÍC, a South African venture capital fund that backs early-stage, high-growth African tech startups, has marked the ......
Finance
PE firm Amethis gets backing of returning French LP for third pan-African fund
Amethis, a Paris-based private equity firm that manages assets worth over $1.2 billion and backs mid-sized businesses in......
Finance
Helios marks first close of climate fund with commitment from returning LP
Helios Investment Partners, one of Africa’s biggest private equity firms managing assets worth $3 billion, has hit the......
Finance
Africa-focused PE firm Alta Semper set to rope in returning LP for second fund
Alta Semper, an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs mid-segment growth companies across healthcare and ......
Finance
Singapore VC Golden Gate Ventures sets timeline for close of MENA fund
Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that expanded to the Middle East and North ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Pathfinder leads funding this week; Saudi's OTO gets another VC onboard
UAE-based retail technology solutions provider Pathfinder led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa ......
Infrastructure
Egyptian conglomerate to pick up majority stake in Amethis-backed industrial goods distributor
Egyptian conglomerate Mansour Group-owned Unatrac Holding Ltd, a dealer of specialized machinery and equipment in ten ......
Infrastructure
IFC set to invest in Moroccan warehousing and logistics firm
The World Bank’s private investment arm International Financial Corporation (IFC) is set to acquire a minority stake ......