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
European IT giant Asseco Group set to log out of Nigeria unit
Asseco Group, the Poland-headquartered software giant with a presence in over 50 countries, plans to exit the Nigerian ......
General
Global asset manager Barings opens office in Dubai
Barings, a global investment management firm that manages assets worth $406 billion, opened an office in Dubai to help ......
Finance
XSML Capital's Slingelandt on likely close of fourth fund, new investment horizon and more
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm that backs small and mid-sized businesses across Central and ......
Infrastructure
African PE firm Mediterrania makes second full exit from third fund
Mediterrania Capital Partners, a Malta-based private equity firm that focuses on growth-stage small and mid-sized ......
Finance
Adenia expands LP base beyond legacy regions for oversubscribed fifth fund
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, ......
Finance
Gulf VC Shorooq Partners marks final close of third fund with oversubscription
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage tech startups, marked the final close ......
TMT
ADQ, Oman Investment Authority float VC fund to make bets in buzzing MENA startup market
Gulf sovereign wealth investors – Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Oman Investment Authority – have jointly floated a tech-......
Finance
Dutch impact investor Bix Capital taps returning LP for Africa, Southeast Asia fund
Bix Capital, a Dutch impact investment firm that offers debt financing to small and medium enterprises mainly in sub-......
Finance
Saudi multi-asset investor Artal Capital hits first close of PE fund
Artal Capital, a Riyadh-based multi-asset investment firm, has marked the first close of its mid-market-focused private ......
Finance
In Charts: Saudi Venture Capital doubles down on commitments in 2023
Riyadh’s state-owned institution Saudi Venture Capital (SVC), which manages assets worth $2.2 billion, almost doubled ......