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Finance

04 December, 2023

Ruya Partners hits halfway mark for debut private credit fund, eyes final close

Abu Dhabi-based Ruya Partners aims to make a final close of its maiden private credit fund by the second quarter ......

TMT

01 December, 2023

Gulf Digest: Flow48, Immensa, four others amass over $75 mn in funding

The UAE-based fintech startup Flow48 grabbed the biggest funding cheque in the Middle East this week while two other companies ......

Manufacturing

30 November, 2023

KIA-owned Kuwait Investment Company exits oil and gas firm

Sovereign wealth fund Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA)-owned Kuwait Investment Company (KIC) has exited oil and gas upstream company Bawabet Al ......

TMT

24 November, 2023

Gulf Digest: Modus Capital backs eight startups; Anghami, PureHealth in M&A deals

Dealmaking in the Middle East during the week was marked by key mergers and acquisitions. The UAE-based online streaming platform ......

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Finance

24 November, 2023

Dubai's NB Ventures floating VC fund with India partner after making LP, direct bets

Dubai-based venture capital firm NB Ventures, which makes direct bets on growth-stage startups as well as limited partner-style investments in other VC funds, ......

Finance

21 November, 2023

Chimera-owned Lunate, BNY Mellon set up wealth-tech firm Alpheya

Chimera Investments-owned alternative investment manager Lunate and US bank BNY Mellon are investing in Alpheya, a wealth technology company based ......

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Healthcare

16 November, 2023

How Aster DM Healthcare's India and Gulf ops stack up as it looks to sell GCC biz

Mumbai-listed healthcare services provider Aster DM Healthcare Ltd has been working to separate its India and Gulf operations since late ......

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TMT

14 November, 2023

How Vaibhav Kashyap went from fighting obesity to founding a wellness insurance startup

Vaibhav Kashyap weighed 96 kg in ninth grade. “I ate a lot and moved very little,” he says. But that ......

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Finance

09 November, 2023

Aim to back Asian firms eyeing Middle East expansion from new fund: Gulf Capital CEO

The UAE-based private equity firm Gulf Capital is set to roll out its fourth fund that it expects will have ......

TMT

03 November, 2023

Gulf Digest: Tabby gets unicorn tag; Noon, SpiderSilk pocket new cheques

The Middle East region recorded a couple of high-value deals this week, with the funding activity spearheaded by Mubadala-backed buy-now-pay-later ......