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.
Consumer
Esas Private Equity acquires Turkish cosmetics brand with co-investors
Esas Private Equity, the PE arm of Turkey’s largest family-owned investment firm Esas Holding, has acquired a leading ......
TMT
Adenia Partners exits decade-old portfolio bet in secondary deal
Mauritius-based private equity firm Adenia Partners, which focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, and raised $......
TMT
Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes buys minority stake in fintech platform
EFG Hermes, the investment banking arm of Egypt’s largest financial institution EFG Holdings, acquired a minority ......
Consumer
Admaius Capital backs education player in region, its third bet this month
Pan African private equity investor Admaius Capital Partners has struck another deal in the region, making its sixth bet......
Finance
Gulf VC Nuwa Capital explores growth-stage investment opportunities
Gulf-focused venture capital firm Nuwa Capital, which is currently deploying from its early-stage $100-million maiden ......
Finance
Singapore VC firm Golden Gate Ventures rolls out $100-mn MENA fund
Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that manages assets worth $250 million across ......
TMT
MENA Digest: WheeKeep, Airwater, Lune raise funding; Beco Capital gets an exit
Funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region during the week was led by a slew of UAE ......
TMT
Dubai's DFDF plans to deploy half corpus by this year across direct, fund-of-fund bets
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund, aims to hit the halfway ......
Consumer
Alterra Capital Partners-led consortium acquires South African beverage company
Alterra Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs high-growth companies, acquired a significant......
Finance
Mauritian PE firm Inside Capital Partners to onboard institutional LP
Inside Capital Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that backs growth-stage small and medium enterprises ......