Dilasha, based in Dubai, reports on the Middle East and Africa's investment ecosystem, focusing on LPs, private equity, and venture capital. With 12+ years in New Delhi, she specialized in macroeconomic policy and broke significant stories on international trade and taxation.
Finance
Shorooq Partners eyes Saudi expansion with ‘oversubscribed' Bedaya Fund II
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm, is set to double down on its commitments in Saudi Arabia ......
Finance
How UAE's Gulf Capital is seeing a shift in its exit strategy
Gulf Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm, which is currently monetizing its $750 million third investment vehicle, ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Agritech startups iyris, YoLa Fresh bag big cheques
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region saw a slew of growth-stage startup funding deals this week, led by ......
Manufacturing
Adenia Partners hits exit button on second-last bet from third fund
Mauritius-based private equity firm Adenia Partners, focused on mid-sized businesses across Africa, marked its seventh ......
Finance
DFDF to widen investor base in three-phase expansion strategy
Dubai Future District Fund, the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, launched with an initial ......
Infrastructure
GII enters joint venture to leverage Saudi warehousing market
UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), which manages assets of more than $4.5 billion in private equity, venture ......
Finance
Saudi PIF-backed Jada commits capital to healthcare-focused PE fund
Dubai- and Singapore-headquartered healthcare private equity firm TVM Capital Healthcare said on Tuesday it had raised ......
Finance
Gulf Capital aims first close of latest PE fund soon
UAE-based private equity firm Gulf Capital is aiming for the first close of its soon-to-be-launched fourth investment ......
Consumer
SPE Capital returns to pick up a stake in Moroccan FMCG firm
SPE Capital, an Africa- and Middle East-focused private equity firm that invests in mid-sized companies, is set to re-......
TMT
MENA Digest: Egyptian startup OneOrder, Saudi SaaS firm Merit lead funding
Dealmaking in the Middle East and North Africa region during the week was propelled by high-value, growth-stage ......