Dilasha Seth

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TMT

12 January, 2024

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 ......

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Consumer

09 January, 2024

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 ......

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Consumer

09 January, 2024

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, ......

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Infrastructure

08 January, 2024

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 ......

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Finance

08 January, 2024

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 ......

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Manufacturing

04 January, 2024

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

29 December, 2023

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 ......

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TMT

29 December, 2023

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 ......

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Finance

20 December, 2023

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 ......

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General

19 December, 2023

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 ......