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Continuation funds boom as private equity faces a frozen exit market
Continuation funds accounted for USD 41 bn of exits in 1H 2025
PE and VC activity in MENA took a hit last year, but momentum looks strong for 2025 -Pitchbook
Total private market fundraising fell last year to USD 13.4 bn across 56 funds
PE hit a wall after a strong start this year with USD 1.2 tn in dry powder waiting to be deployed
Deal value in April fell 24% below the 1Q average
Morpho Fund I makes two agricultural investments after USD 55 mn first close
Morpho is also currently conducting due diligence on a healthcare services company
Ayman Soliman, Ihab Rizk’s Morpho Investments reaches USD 55 mn first close of its inaugural fund
Around 60% of the fund will be allocated to Egyptian companies
Elsewedy Electric snaps up majority stake in Thomassen Service
PLUS- La Poire eyes Saudi expansion
Banque Misr backs the country’s first onshore private investment in public equity fund. PLUS: Arab Contractors + CSCEC, Oriental Industrial Projects
Its other backers include E-finance, CIB, Suez Canal Bank, Misr Life Ins., and Midbank
Private equity industry’s AUM fell for the first time in decades amid liquidity crunch
The total value of buyouts was up 37% y-o-y to USD 602 bn last year
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