International
Consumer
Egyptian PE firm Ezdehar strikes control deal for apparel retailer
Egyptian private equity firm Ezdehar, which invests in mid-market businesses, has acquired a majority stake in a Cairo-......
Finance
Asia Partners raises $474 mn for second PE fund
Asia Partners, a Singapore-headquartered private equity firm that focuses on the tech sector in Southeast Asia, said on ......
Infrastructure
Affirma Capital tops up commitment to African power company
Emerging markets-focused private equity firm Affirma Capital has topped up its commitment to an existing portfolio ......
Manufacturing
Vietnamese fibreboard producer Kim Tin set to get offshore investor
KES Group Corporation, the largest Vietnamese producer of engineered wood panels and part of Kim Tin Group, is close to ......
Finance
In Charts: How Middle East sovereign funds are cementing their global dominance
Sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations deployed more capital in 2023 than the year ......
Finance
Asia wealth managers flock to Dubai as clients look to diversify
A growing number of wealth managers in Asia are setting up offices in Dubai, capitalising on warming diplomatic ties ......
General
Gulf Digest: Two Saudi startups propel deal momentum this week
Funding activity in the Middle East was led by growth-stage funding of two startups during the final week of 2023. ......
TMT
Flashback 2023: How startup dealmaking panned out across the MENA region
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recorded a surge in startup activity over the last few years ......
TMT
ADQ-backed Filipino fintech Salmon set to snag fresh equity funding
Fintech Holdings Ltd, a Filipino fintech firm that operates under the Salmon brand and counts Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth......
General
Returning LP signs larger cheque for CDH VGC's new Chinese venture growth fund
China-focussed alternative assets management firm, CDH Investments, is in the process of raising a new fund and has ......