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.
Finance
Singapore VC firm Golden Gate Ventures rolls out $100-mn MENA fund
Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that manages assets worth $250 million across ......
TMT
Dubai's DFDF plans to deploy half corpus by this year across direct, fund-of-fund bets
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund, aims to hit the halfway ......
Finance
Mauritian PE firm Inside Capital Partners to onboard institutional LP
Inside Capital Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that backs growth-stage small and medium enterprises ......
Infrastructure
BII-owned Globeleq to onboard international investor for Africa project
Globeleq Africa Holdings, a UK-based leading independent power producer in Africa that develops, owns, and operates ......
Infrastructure
Belkhayat-run Moroccan group raising equity from offshore investor for logistics arm
Moroccan family-owned group H&S Invest Holding, which operates in FMCG, logistics, pharmaceuticals, media communication......
People
VC firm 500 Global elevates key executive as MENA managing partner
500 Global, a multi-stage venture capital firm that emerged as one of the most active investors in the Middle East ......
Finance
MENA Digest: Egyptian startups lead funding activity
Egyptian fintech startups Swypex and MNZL led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region,, even as ......
TMT
Pan-African private equity firm Admaius strikes fourth bet from first outing
Admaius Capital Partners, a pan-Africa focussed private equity firm has struck a fourth deal from its inaugural $250-......
Healthcare
Kelix Bio to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities post Mubadala deal
Kelix Bio, an emerging markets-focused specialty generic biopharmaceutical company is looking to acquire five UAE-based ......
Finance
Medu Capital's managing partner on exits, new fund, IRR and more
Johannesburg-based private equity firm Medu Capital aims to exit its third investment vehicle by the end of 2025, 11 ......