Dilasha Seth
Finance
Adenia expands LP base beyond legacy regions for oversubscribed fifth fund
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, geographically diversified its investor base for ......
Finance
Gulf VC Shorooq Partners marks final close of third fund with oversubscription
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage tech startups, marked the final close of its second VC ......
TMT
ADQ, Oman Investment Authority float VC fund to make bets in buzzing MENA startup market
Gulf sovereign wealth investors – Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Oman Investment Authority – have jointly floated a tech-focussed venture capital ......
Finance
Dutch impact investor Bix Capital taps returning LP for Africa, Southeast Asia fund
Bix Capital, a Dutch impact investment firm that offers debt financing to small and medium enterprises mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, ......
Finance
Saudi multi-asset investor Artal Capital hits first close of PE fund
Artal Capital, a Riyadh-based multi-asset investment firm, has marked the first close of its mid-market-focused private equity fund to back ......
Finance
In Charts: Saudi Venture Capital doubles down on commitments in 2023
Riyadh’s state-owned institution Saudi Venture Capital (SVC), which manages assets worth $2.2 billion, almost doubled its funding commitments in 2023 ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Penny Software, Fortis, U-topia raise funds; Beltone VC launches $30-mn fund
Funding activity picked up in the Middle East and North Africa region this week after slowing down of action during ......
Finance
Sanad gets LP top-up for MENA-focused MSME debt fund
The Sanad Fund for MSME, an impact investment fund that provides loans and equity financing to local financial institutions in ......
Finance
African PE firm Medu Capital sets target for new fund's final close as LP base shifts
Medu Capital, one of the most active private equity firms in South Africa, aims to mark the final close of ......
Consumer
South Africa's Vuna Partners picks up minority stake in local consumer player
South Africa-based mid-market private equity investor Vuna Partners struck a fifth deal from its debut investment vehicle, in a fresh ......