UAE
Finance
In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has committed about a fifth of its ......
Manufacturing
UAE's ADNOC recently eyed BP as takeover target
The United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil company recently considered buying Britain's BP but the deliberations did not progress beyond preliminary ......
Finance
Gulf Islamic Investments plans third India-focused fund
The UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), which manages assets worth more than $4.5 billion in private equity, venture capital and ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Saudi firm CoreVision buys VeFund; MoneyHash, Hayi get funding
Saudi investment firm CoreVision led dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa region during the week as it ......
TMT
Dubai's MEVP scores maiden ‘dragon' exit and first full harvest from second VC fund
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Dubai-based venture capital firm which invests in early- and growth-stage tech startups, has made ......
Finance
Gulf Succession Partners' Husseini on managing one of the first search funds in the region and more
Gulf Succession Partners, one of the first search funds operating out of the Middle East, recently bagged $440,000 from 17 ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Lokalee, Maalexi get pre-Series A cheques; MEVP backs Clinicy
Dealmaking in the Middle East and North Africa region accelerated in the second week of 2024, with a slew of ......
Consumer
Gulf Capital makes third exit move within five months
The UAE-based private equity firm Gulf Capital has exited a company that was part of the portfolio of its third ......
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 before ......
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 between ......