Dilasha Seth
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 ......
Consumer
Egyptian PE firm Ezdehar strikes control deal for apparel retailer
Egyptian private equity firm Ezdehar, which invests in mid-market businesses, has acquired a majority stake in a Cairo-based apparel company, ......
Infrastructure
Affirma Capital tops up commitment to African power company
Emerging markets-focused private equity firm Affirma Capital has topped up its commitment to an existing portfolio company, deploying additional capital ......
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 ......
Manufacturing
Saudi SWF Public Investment Fund strikes first 2024 bet in MENA paper industry
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign investor Public Investment Fund (PIF) has struck a bet for minority stake in a paper manufacturing and ......
General
Gulf Digest: Two Saudi startups propel deal momentum this week
Funding activity in the Middle East was led by growth-stage funding of two startups during the final week of 2023. Soum ......
TMT
Flashback 2023: How startup dealmaking panned out across the MENA region
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recorded a surge in startup activity over the last few years ......
Finance
Alibaba-backed eWTP Arabia Capital gets new LP for $1 bn fund
Beijing and Riyadh-based eWTP Arabia Capital, which is in the process of raising its latest tech innovation vehicle, is set ......
General
NB Ventures' Bhatnagar on new fund, tweaked thesis, India's growth potential and more
Dubai-based NB Ventures, an India-focussed early-stage venture capital investor, is looking to float its latest investment vehicle by early 2024. The ......