Dilasha Seth
Infrastructure
South Africa's pension fund GEPF to acquire infra player
South Africa’s Government Employees Pension Fund, the largest pension fund in the continent with $124 billion worth of assets is ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Abyan Capital, Bon Plus raise early-stage funds
Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa decelerated compared to the previous week but saw at least two ......
Infrastructure
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 ......
General
European VC SpeedInvest to expand into MENA by opening office in UAE
SpeedInvest, a European early-stage venture capital fund, which manages assets worth $1 billion across 40 countries, is set to establish ......
People
Africa's Verod Capital appoints another partner in bid to grow
West African private equity investor Verod Capital, an investor in African companies like Africa Lifestyle, I-Fitness,IT player Ison Xperiences, pharma ......
TMT
Why UAE's Nuwa Capital is reluctant to invest in these tech sectors
Nuwa Capital, a UAE-based venture capital firm, which is currently deploying its maiden $100-million fund in early-stage businesses, is keeping ......
TMT
European IT giant Asseco Group set to log out of Nigeria unit
Asseco Group, the Poland-headquartered software giant with a presence in over 50 countries, plans to exit the Nigerian market by ......
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 ......
TMT
MENA Digest: UAE's WEE Marketplace, three Egyptian startups secure funding
Funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region revived this week with a slew of early-stage deals, led ......
Finance
XSML Capital's Slingelandt on likely close of fourth fund, new investment horizon and more
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm that backs small and mid-sized businesses across Central and Eastern Africa expects ......