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.
Manufacturing
Mauritian PE Adenia closes buyout of Air Liquide Africa assets, rebrands business
Mauritius-based private equity firm Adenia Partners, which announced the acquisition of French multinational Air Liquide......
TMT
Jordan's ISSF raises LP-style bet on early-stage VC fund
Jordan’s Innovative Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises Fund (ISSF) made a limited partner-style follow-on ......
Finance
Egyptian fintech unicorn MNT-Halan raises funds from marquee investors
Chimera-backed MNT-Halan, Egypt's first unicorn and its largest fintech platform, has secured additional funding ......
Finance
South African PE firm Metier closes latest fund, tops target
Metier, an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs mid-market companies in Sub-Saharan Africa, has marked the ......
Infrastructure
Alpha Dhabi Holding to sell stake in oilfield services firm to JV with ADNOC Drilling
Alpha Dhabi Holding, a unit of Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC), will transfer its controlling stake in......
General
In Charts: Check out the most active investors in the Middle East in H1 2024
Antler, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm, which manages assets worth $4.7 billion across 25 countries......
TMT
MENA Digest: UAE startups lead weekly funding; investment activity slows in June
At least three UAE-based startups secured venture capital funding during the week, even as the overall deals activity in......
Consumer
SVC, Jada-backed PE firm acquire stake in Saudi edtech company
Saudi Venture Capital (SVC)-backed private equity firm Olive Rock Partners has acquired a strategic stake in a leading ......
Finance
In Charts: UAE dominates PE-VC activity in H1 2024 but Saudi Arabia makes a leap
The United Arab Emirates continued to dominate private equity and venture capital deals activity in the Middle East ......
Finance
Africa-focused Helios Investment taps offshore investor for climate fund
Helios Investment Partners, one of Africa's largest private equity firms, which manages assets worth over $3 billion......
