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19 October, 2023

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 ......

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TMT

09 October, 2023

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 ......

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Infrastructure

21 September, 2023

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 ......

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Finance

14 September, 2023

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, ......

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12 September, 2023

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 ......

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08 September, 2023

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 ......

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Finance

31 August, 2023

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 ......

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People

16 August, 2023

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 ......

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Infrastructure

09 August, 2023

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 ......

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04 August, 2023

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 ......