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.
Healthcare
Morocco's Laprophan Group set to acquire local natural food supplement brand
Moroccan pharmaceuticals major The Laprophan Group is set to acquire a majority stake in a natural food supplement ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Connect Money leads fundraising; Smpl Holdings sets up VC fund
Egyptian fintech startup Connect Money led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region this week. It ......
Infrastructure
Ethos PE-controlled logistics major RTT sells non-core business
South African transportation and logistics services company RTT Group, controlled by a private equity consortium led by ......
Consumer
Namibian PE firm Eos Capital strikes second bet from agri-focused fund
Eos Capital, a Namibian private equity firm that manages $55 million in assets across three investment vehicles, has ......
TMT
Turkey-focused Mediterra Capital hits exit button on tech bet in secondary deal
Amsterdam-based private equity firm Mediterra Capital, which backs small and mid-sized companies in Turkey, is set to ......
Consumer
African PE firm Phatisa marks fifth exit from first fund
Phatisa, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on food and affordable housing investments across sub-......
Finance
Shorooq Partners' Albabtain on deploying new fund, growing interest in Saudi Arabia and more
UAE-based venture capital firm Shorooq Partners has recently closed its Bedaya Fund II with an oversubscription, at $160......
Infrastructure
Meridiam-owned Rift Valley Energy secures $15-mn commitment
Tanzanian renewable energy infrastructure development platform Rift Valley Energy, which is owned by Paris-based global ......
Finance
Africa-focused ALCB Fund onboards European DFI
ALCB Fund, an Africa-focused debt investment vehicle, is set to secure commitment from a European institutional investor......
TMT
MENA Digest: Funding momentum led by two realty, construction-focused UAE startups
UAE tech-based startups, Tenderd and Stake, led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over ......
