Middle East
Manufacturing
KIA-owned Kuwait Investment Company exits oil and gas firm
Sovereign wealth fund Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA)-owned Kuwait Investment Company (KIC) has exited oil and gas ......
TMT
Gulf Digest: Modus Capital backs eight startups; Anghami, PureHealth in M&A deals
Dealmaking in the Middle East during the week was marked by key mergers and acquisitions. The UAE-based online streaming......
Finance
Dubai's NB Ventures floating VC fund with India partner after making LP, direct bets
Dubai-based venture capital firm NB Ventures, which makes direct bets on growth-stage startups as well as limited ......
Finance
Chimera-owned Lunate, BNY Mellon set up wealth-tech firm Alpheya
Chimera Investments-owned alternative investment manager Lunate and US bank BNY Mellon are investing in Alpheya, a ......
Healthcare
How Aster DM Healthcare's India and Gulf ops stack up as it looks to sell GCC biz
Mumbai-listed healthcare services provider Aster DM Healthcare Ltd has been working to separate its India and Gulf ......
TMT
How Vaibhav Kashyap went from fighting obesity to founding a wellness insurance startup
Vaibhav Kashyap weighed 96 kg in ninth grade. “I ate a lot and moved very little,” he says. But that ......
Finance
Aim to back Asian firms eyeing Middle East expansion from new fund: Gulf Capital CEO
The UAE-based private equity firm Gulf Capital is set to roll out its fourth fund that it expects will have ......
TMT
Gulf Digest: Tabby gets unicorn tag; Noon, SpiderSilk pocket new cheques
The Middle East region recorded a couple of high-value deals this week, with the funding activity spearheaded by ......
TMT
Gulf Digest: Proptech firm Nomad Homes, EV player Neo Mobility lead startup funding
Dealmaking in the Middle East spiked in the third week of October led by a slew of early-stage, high-value funding ......
Finance
Gulf Capital ups fourth fund size, eyes region's largest growth buyout vehicle
Gulf Capital has increased the target size of its planned fourth private equity fund to be deployed across ......