International
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 ......
TMT
ADQ-backed Filipino fintech Salmon set to snag fresh equity funding
Fintech Holdings Ltd, a Filipino fintech firm that operates under the Salmon brand and counts Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ......
General
Returning LP signs larger cheque for CDH VGC's new Chinese venture growth fund
China-focussed alternative assets management firm, CDH Investments, is in the process of raising a new fund and has secured a ......
Finance
Actis taps Asian investor for climate fund with India mandate
The UK-based private equity firm Actis, which launched a fund in February to invest in climate transition opportunities across Asia, ......
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 ......
TMT
Jada's streak of LP-style bets continues with investment in tech-based VC fund
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund-backed Jada Fund of Funds Company has marked its sixth investment in second half of 2023, ......
Infrastructure
Cargill spinoff Proterra strikes an exit in Africa via secondary PE deal
Proterra Investment Partners, a US-based private equity firm spun off from agribusiness giant Cargill in 2016, has struck an exit ......
Finance
Exclusive: CardinalStone set for secondary PE buyout in Nigeria
CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), a Lagos-based private equity firm that was spun off from multi-asset investment firm CardinalStone Partners in ......