International
Finance
Investcorp floats $1 bn fund for China, Gulf bets; Chinese CIC to be anchor investor
Alternative investment company Investcorp has launched a $1 billion fund backed by China's sovereign wealth fund CIC to invest in ......
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-focussed venture capital ......
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-Saharan Africa, ......
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 equity fund to back ......
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 its funding commitments in 2023 ......
Finance
Africa-focused Acre Impact Capital raises $100 mn for first close of debut fund
Acre Impact Capital, an Africa-focused private-debt impact investment manager, marked the first close of its debut export finance fund to ......
Infrastructure
Abu Dhabi firm IHC's arm offers to acquire Vedanta's Zambian copper business
The mining investment arm of Abu Dhabi's most valuable company has offered to buy a majority stake in Vedanta Resources' ......
TMT
Binance gets Dubai regulator nod to onboard retail clients
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Thursday it had secured a licence from Dubai's regulator VARA that will allow the platform ......
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 institutions in ......
Infrastructure
Abu Dhabi's TAQA in talks with investors of Spanish firm Naturgy for possible takeover
Abu Dhabi's TAQA is in talks with the three largest shareholders of Spanish energy firm Naturgy with a view to ......
