Dilasha Seth
Finance
Helios marks first close of climate fund with commitment from returning LP
Helios Investment Partners, one of Africa’s biggest private equity firms managing assets worth $3 billion, has hit the first close ......
Finance
Africa-focused PE firm Alta Semper set to rope in returning LP for second fund
Alta Semper, an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs mid-segment growth companies across healthcare and consumer goods sectors, is likely ......
Finance
Singapore VC Golden Gate Ventures sets timeline for close of MENA fund
Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that expanded to the Middle East and North Africa region with ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Pathfinder leads funding this week; Saudi's OTO gets another VC onboard
UAE-based retail technology solutions provider Pathfinder led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week, securing ......
Infrastructure
Egyptian conglomerate to pick up majority stake in Amethis-backed industrial goods distributor
Egyptian conglomerate Mansour Group-owned Unatrac Holding Ltd, a dealer of specialized machinery and equipment in ten countries, is set to ......
Infrastructure
IFC set to invest in Moroccan warehousing and logistics firm
The World Bank’s private investment arm International Financial Corporation (IFC) is set to acquire a minority stake in a Moroccan ......
Manufacturing
Mauritian PE Adenia closes buyout of Air Liquide Africa assets, rebrands business
Mauritius-based private equity firm Adenia Partners, which announced the acquisition of French multinational Air Liquide’s businesses in a dozen African ......
TMT
Jordan's ISSF raises LP-style bet on early-stage VC fund
Jordan’s Innovative Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises Fund (ISSF) made a limited partner-style follow-on investment in an existing portfolio ......
Finance
Egyptian fintech unicorn MNT-Halan raises funds from marquee investors
Chimera-backed MNT-Halan, Egypt's first unicorn and its largest fintech platform, has secured additional funding from several international investors, including private ......
Finance
South African PE firm Metier closes latest fund, tops target
Metier, an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs mid-market companies in Sub-Saharan Africa, has marked the final close of its ......