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.
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MENA Digest: Penny Software, Fortis, U-topia raise funds; Beltone VC launches $30-mn fund
Funding activity picked up in the Middle East and North Africa region this week after slowing down of action during ......
Finance
Sanad gets LP top-up for MENA-focused MSME debt fund
The Sanad Fund for MSME, an impact investment fund that provides loans and equity financing to local financial ......
Finance
African PE firm Medu Capital sets target for new fund's final close as LP base shifts
Medu Capital, one of the most active private equity firms in South Africa, aims to mark the final close of ......
Consumer
South Africa's Vuna Partners picks up minority stake in local consumer player
South Africa-based mid-market private equity investor Vuna Partners struck a fifth deal from its debut investment ......
Finance
In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has committed about......
Finance
Helios lets go of billion-dollar Africa PE fund strategy, floats smaller flagship
Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Africa that curtailed its half-a-billion-dollar ......
Finance
Jordanian climate infra-focused PE firm Catalyst Investment gets European LP
Catalyst Investment Management, a Jordan-based private equity firm focused on renewable energy and climate ......
Finance
Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund
Janngo Capital, a Francophone Africa-focused multi-stage venture capital firm that backs tech-based small and medium ......
Finance
Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa marked the ......
Finance
DFDF to tread cautiously as VC in 2024 but bullish on LP bets
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), a backer of 24 startups and venture capital funds, outlined its “cautious venture ......