The poor global economic environment is making it tough for venture capital (VC) firms in Southeast Asia to find buyers for their portfolio companies, according to investors. As public markets languish, demand from M&A buyers, private equity (PE) sponsors, and institutional investors has also declined, they said. Read More
Aliph Capital, a GCC-focused private equity fund manager that recently raised $125 million from Abu Dhabi holding company ADQ, expects to make its maiden investment deal before the end of this year. Read more… Read More
According to the 2022 MENA Data Insight report from the Global Private Capital Association, venture-capital activity reached a record $1.9 billion in capital invested in the first half of 2022, with the fintech sector accounting for 23 percent of VC investments since 2020, reflecting rising demand for crypto investment services,… Read More
In the first half of 2022, Southeast Asia overtook China for the first time in the value of private capital exits, according to data shared by Global Private Capital Association (GPCA). Read More… Read More
“There are still individual U.S. cities where startups are raising more money than all of the startups in Southeast Asia,” said Julie Ruvolo, managing director of venture capital at Global Private Capital Association, which says its 300 members manage assets of more than $2 trillion. Read… Read More
A report issued by the Global Private Capital Association stated that it acquired 44% of the private capital flowing into the Middle East and North Africa region during the 18 months from the beginning of 2022 until the end of last June. Read More… Read More
The Middle East and North Africa region and its neighboring South Asian market have seen an expansion in private capital investment as technological opportunities arise. The region’s global digital revolution has caused growth in the its private capital industry over the past few years, according to the 2022 MENA Data Insight report published by… Read More
The region’s global digital revolution has caused growth in the its private capital industry over the past few years, according to the 2022 MENA Data Insight report published by the Global Private Capital Association. Read more here and here. Read More
The number and value of private capital deals made in the first half of the year in the Mena region have both risen thanks to the growing use of digital platforms and the additional assets of sovereign wealth funds. Read More… Read More
The Middle East and North Africa region and the neighboring South Asian market have seen an expansion of private capital investment with the emergence of technological opportunities. The global digital revolution in the region has caused its private capital industry to grow over the past few years, according to the… Read More
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