Dubai
General
New funds generating returns, selecting right GPs critical: Panellists at LP Summit Dubai 2024
Several new private equity and venture capital funds in India are proving their ability to generate returns even as a ......
General
LP Summit Dubai 2024: Space to improve corporate governance in India, say family offices
Dubai-based single-family office KAAF Investments, which is backed by the Kanoo family and has invested in India via seven fund ......
Finance
Dubai's Ajeej Capital, Nuwa roll out tech-focussed debt fund
Ajeej Capital, a Dubai-based asset manager with an AUM of over $1 billion, has floated a $100-million growth debt fund ......
People
Dubai Future District Fund sees change of guard as CEO steps down
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund is undergoing a change of guard with Sharif ......
Infrastructure
Dubai's Sidara drops plans to buy UK's Wood Group
Dubai's Sidara said on Monday it was walking away from its plan to buy UK's John Wood Group, citing rising ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Pathfinder leads funding this week; Saudi's OTO gets another VC onboard
UAE-based retail technology solutions provider Pathfinder led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week, securing ......
People
ASK Private Wealth appoints two execs for Middle East, Singapore operations
ASK Private Wealth, which specializes in wealth management and family office solutions for ultra-high networth individuals, has roped in two ......
Manufacturing
Saint-Gobain to buy Dubai's FOSROC for around $1 bn
France's Saint-Gobain has entered into an agreement to buy Dubai-based construction chemicals company FOSROC for around 960 million euros ($1.03 ......
TMT
MENA Digest: SiFi, Elevate raise funds; May VC funding up 5 times from April, down 58% YoY
Saudi Arabia-based fintech startup Simplified Financial Solutions Company (SiFi) led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ......
General
Global asset manager Barings opens office in Dubai
Barings, a global investment management firm that manages assets worth $406 billion, has opened an office in Dubai to help ......