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
Why Dutch PE firm XSML Capital is limiting equity exposure in African deals
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm, that backs small- and mid-sized businesses across Central and......
Finance
Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund may get European LP for second fund
Ibtikar Fund, the conflict-stricken Palestine’s only venture capital firm, which backs early-stage Palestinian-founded......
TMT
MENA Digest: Egypt's Sprints, Bahrain's Ahlan raise funds, dealmaking slows down
Dealmaking slowed down sharply during the week amid Ramadan. Among the deals that did happen were early-stage fundraises......
Infrastructure
Exclusive: Rohatyn, DPI set to exit joint South Africa bet via strategic sale
US-based asset management firm The Rohatyn Group (TRG) and Africa-focussed private equity firm Development Partners ......
Finance
VC investments in Middle East fall year-on-year but rise from pre-pandemic levels
Venture capital investments in the Middle East declined during 2023, albeit not too significantly, with the region ......
Consumer
Morocco's CDG Invest Growth to strike a fresh bet from latest fund
CDG Invest Growth (CIG), the private equity arm of Morocco’s state-owned financial institution, Caisse de Dépot et de......
Healthcare
African PE firm Admaius Capital Partners strikes third bet from debut fund
Admaius Capital Partners, a Rwanda-based private equity firm with a pan-Africa focus, has made the third deployment from......
Finance
Investcorp co-CEO Kapoor on rapid rise in AUM, India experience and more
Bahrain-based alternative investor Investcorp has grown its global assets under management (AUM) five times over the ......
Infrastructure
Mubadala to invest in an African mobility-focussed financier
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company, which manages assets worth $276 billion in more than 50 ......
Finance
Jordan's ISSF pumps additional capital in an existing portfolio bet
Jordan’s Innovative Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises Fund (ISSF) has made a limited partner-style follow-on ......
