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TMT
MENA Digest: Connect Money leads fundraising; Smpl Holdings sets up VC fund
Egyptian fintech startup Connect Money led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region this week. It ......
Infrastructure
Ethos PE-controlled logistics major RTT sells non-core business
South African transportation and logistics services company RTT Group, controlled by a private equity consortium led by ......
Consumer
Namibian PE firm Eos Capital strikes second bet from agri-focused fund
Eos Capital, a Namibian private equity firm that manages $55 million in assets across three investment vehicles, has ......
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 ......
Infrastructure
Qatar Airways looking to buy up to 20% stake in Virgin Australia, says report
Qatar Airways is in talks to buy up to a 20% stake in Bain Capital-owned Virgin Australia, the Australian Financial ......
TMT
Turkey-focused Mediterra Capital hits exit button on tech bet in secondary deal
Amsterdam-based private equity firm Mediterra Capital, which backs small and mid-sized companies in Turkey, is set to ......
Consumer
African PE firm Phatisa marks fifth exit from first fund
Phatisa, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on food and affordable housing investments across sub-......
Finance
Shorooq Partners' Albabtain on deploying new fund, growing interest in Saudi Arabia and more
UAE-based venture capital firm Shorooq Partners has recently closed its Bedaya Fund II with an oversubscription, at $160......
Infrastructure
ADNOC gets access to German firm Covestro's books after $12.5-bn takeover offer
German chemicals firm Covestro is giving ADNOC access to its books and stepping up talks based on an improved 11.7 ......
Infrastructure
Meridiam-owned Rift Valley Energy secures $15-mn commitment
Tanzanian renewable energy infrastructure development platform Rift Valley Energy, which is owned by Paris-based global ......