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LP Summit Dubai 2024: Robust IPO pipeline driving optimism on exits, say panellists
The robust initial public offering (IPO) pipeline on stock exchanges in the Middle East and India is driving optimism around exit ......
Finance
DFDF to widen investor base in three-phase expansion strategy
Dubai Future District Fund, the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, launched with an initial corpus of $200 million from ......
Finance
Gulf Capital aims first close of latest PE fund soon
UAE-based private equity firm Gulf Capital is aiming for the first close of its soon-to-be-launched fourth investment vehicle, estimated to ......
Finance
MENA Digest: Egyptian startups lead funding activity
Egyptian fintech startups Swypex and MNZL led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region,, even as overall ......
Healthcare
Kelix Bio to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities post Mubadala deal
Kelix Bio, an emerging markets-focused specialty generic biopharmaceutical company is looking to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities to further expand ......
General
Global asset manager Barings opens office in Dubai
Barings, a global investment management firm that manages assets worth $406 billion, has opened an office in Dubai to help ......
Finance
In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has committed about a fifth of its ......
Finance
Gulf Islamic Investments plans third India-focused fund
The UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), which manages assets worth more than $4.5 billion in private equity, venture capital and ......
TMT
Dubai's MEVP scores maiden ‘dragon' exit and first full harvest from second VC fund
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Dubai-based venture capital firm which invests in early- and growth-stage tech startups, has made ......
Finance
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 ......