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19 February, 2024

DFDF backs Africa VC fund in tenth LP-style bet

Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has struck its tenth limited partner-style deal in ......

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16 February, 2024

MENA Digest: Kema, Logidoo raise early-stage capital, Sowt buys Rising Giants Network

Startup dealmaking in the Middle East and North Africa region this week was led by a couple of early-stage funding ......

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13 February, 2024

Gulf Succession Partners' Husseini on managing one of the first search funds in the region and more

Gulf Succession Partners, one of the first search funds operating out of the Middle East, recently bagged $440,000 from 17 ......

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31 January, 2024

Gulf Succession Partners raises search fund, looks to find UAE firm for acquisition

The UAE-based search fund Gulf Succession Partners, which was floated earlier this month, has received backing of 17 investors from ......

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26 January, 2024

MENA Digest: DXWand, Crysp Farms, Karty, Crealo secure funding

Egyptian artificial intelligence startup DXWand led dealmaking in the Middle East and North Africa region this week. It raised growth ......

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15 January, 2024

Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ signs deal for stake in Egypt luxury hotels

Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ has agreed to acquire a 40.5% stake in ICON, the hospitality arm of Egypt's Talaat ......

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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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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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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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08 January, 2024

Asia wealth managers flock to Dubai as clients look to diversify

A growing number of wealth managers in Asia are setting up offices in Dubai, capitalising on warming diplomatic ties between ......