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03 May, 2024

Brookfield to acquire majority stake in GII's 1.5-mn-sq-ft logistics portfolio

Canadian alternative investment firm Brookfield Asset Management will  acquire a controlling stake in UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments' logistics real estate platform ......

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Finance

13 December, 2023

Ruya Partners' Omar Al Yawer on why private credit is picking up in Middle East and more

Abu Dhabi-based private credit firm Ruya Partners was set up in late 2020 by Rashid Siddiqi and Mirza Beg. Omar Al Yawer joined ......

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08 December, 2023

Gulf Digest: Saudi startup co-founded by ex-Zomato exec, SaaS firm Blink get funding

Saudi tech startups Omniful and Blink led dealmaking in the Middle East region in the first week of December. Both ......

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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 ......

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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 ......

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Finance

29 November, 2023

Saudi PIF-backed Jada makes first LP bet on private credit fund

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-backed Jada Fund of Funds has made its first limited partner-style investment in a private ......

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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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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 ......