Middle East
Finance
Path to profitability key in Egyptian VC Beltone's deployment strategy
Egypt-based Beltone Venture Capital (BVC), which is a subsidiary of Beltone Holding and is currently deploying capital from two investment ......
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 from its oversubscribed ......
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 corpus of $200 million from ......
Finance
Saudi PIF-backed Jada commits capital to healthcare-focused PE fund
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-backed Jada Fund-of-Funds has struck its third limited partner style bet this year, backing a ......
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 vehicle, estimated to ......
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 Turkish cosmetics ......
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 three continents, has launched ......
People
VC firm 500 Global elevates key executive as MENA managing partner
500 Global, a multi-stage venture capital firm that emerged as one of the most active investors in the Middle East ......
Finance
MENA Digest: Egyptian startups lead funding activity
Egyptian fintech startups Swypex and MNZL led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region,, even as overall ......
Healthcare
Kelix Bio to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities post Mubadala deal
Kelix Bio, an emerging markets-focused specialty generic biopharmaceutical company is looking to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities to further expand ......