International
Finance
Jordanian climate infra-focused PE firm Catalyst Investment gets European LP
Catalyst Investment Management, a Jordan-based private equity firm focused on renewable energy and climate infrastructure in the Middle East and ......
Finance
Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund
Janngo Capital, a Francophone Africa-focused multi-stage venture capital firm that backs tech-based small and medium enterprises, is set to rope ......
Finance
Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, has marked the final close of ......
Finance
Why Dutch PE firm XSML Capital is limiting equity exposure in African deals
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm, that backs small- and mid-sized businesses across Central and Eastern Africa, is ......
Finance
Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund may get European LP for second fund
Ibtikar Fund, the conflict-stricken Palestine’s only venture capital firm, which backs early-stage Palestinian-founded startups in the West Bank, Gaza, and ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Egypt's Sprints, Bahrain's Ahlan raise funds, dealmaking slows down
Dealmaking slowed down sharply during the week amid Ramadan. Among the deals that did happen were early-stage fundraises by Egyptian ......
Infrastructure
Exclusive: Rohatyn, DPI set to exit joint South Africa bet via strategic sale
US-based asset management firm The Rohatyn Group (TRG) and Africa-focussed private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI) are set to ......
Finance
VC investments in Middle East fall year-on-year but rise from pre-pandemic levels
Venture capital investments in the Middle East declined during 2023, albeit not too significantly, with the region appearing as a ......
Infrastructure
Thailand's Gulf Energy set to get key backer for $1-bn solar power project
Gulf Energy Development Public Company Ltd, one of Thailand’s largest private power producers, is set to bring on board a ......
Finance
Solcon Capital's CEO on IFC partnership, India-Africa deal split and more
Late last month, International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, formed a co-investment platform ......