Middle East
Finance
Dubai Future District Fund makes LP-style bet on regional VC fund
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has made a limited partner-style commitment to ......
TMT
Gulf Capital strikes US bolt-on deal to boost revenue cycle management platform
The UAE-based private equity firm Gulf Capital has sealed a bolt-on acquisition—its second within two weeks—as its portfolio company Eclat ......
Infrastructure
Lebanese engineering firm Man Holding taps overseas investor for expansion
Man Holding, an integrated engineering, procurement and construction company in the Middle East and Africa, is in talks with a ......
Finance
UAE's VentureSouq taps another Saudi limited partner for new fintech fund
VentureSouq, a UAE-based venture capital firm, has roped in another Saudi Arabian limited partner (LP) for its second fintech fund, ......
TMT
SoftBank-backed Cars24 aims to turn a corner in UAE, to weigh Saudi re-entry
Indian used-car online retailer Cars24 aims to turn its UAE operations profitable by the second half of 2024 and then ......
TMT
Exclusive: PE-backed Africa, India BPO iSon Xperiences roping in another investor
Business process outsourcing (BPO) company iSon Xperiences, which operates across Africa, the UAE and India, is roping in an Africa-based ......
Finance
Saudi PIF-backed Jada makes LP bet on female-led private equity fund
Jada Fund of Funds, which is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has invested in an Abu Dhabi-based ......
People
After scaling BookMyShow and Lenskart in the Gulf, what's Sudhir Syal up to now?
Sudhir Syal has promoted Irish band Westlife’s concert in Dubai and sold premium eyewear to the Arabs. He will soon ......
Infrastructure
EDF Renewables, Korea Western set to rope in investor for Oman solar project
French renewable energy company EDF Renewables and Korean Western Power Corporation (KOWEPO) are in talks to secure investment from a ......
TMT
Why Indian crypto entrepreneurs are flocking to the UAE
Last year, investment platform Pyse Fintech Pvt. Ltd added a layer of cryptocurrency and blockchain to its model. That move ......