{"id":104010,"date":"2025-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/aliph-capital-closes-its-debut-fund-at-usd-200-mn-plans-two-acquisitions-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T00:00:00","slug":"aliph-capital-closes-its-debut-fund-at-usd-200-mn-plans-two-acquisitions-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/05\/26\/aliph-capital-closes-its-debut-fund-at-usd-200-mn-plans-two-acquisitions-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Aliph Capital closes its debut fund at USD 200 mn, plans two acquisitions this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

GCC-based priv<\/strong>ate equity fund manager Aliph Capital closed its debut fund <\/strong>Aliph Fund I at USD <\/strong>200 mn<\/strong>, Semafor<\/a> quotes Aliph\u2019s Founder and CEO, Huda Al Lawati, as saying. The fund came in 20% below its target, she said. The Abu Dhabi-based firm secured commitments from sovereign wealth fund ADQ<\/a>, the Saudi Public Fund\u2019s Jada, and Saudi Venture Capital (SVC)<\/a>. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s next? <\/strong>Aliph is set to close two transactions this year, with plans to invest USD 15-40 mn per transaction in GCC-based companies across infrastructure services, healthcare, education, and consumer sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to diver deeper into the beginnings of the fund?<\/strong> You can read our My Morning Routine<\/a> interview with Al Lawati from last year, where she discussed the origin stories of Aliph Capital, the fund\u2019s strategy, and the evolution of the private equity industry in the region.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER-<\/strong> Aliph Capital last year acquired a 25% stake in Sanipex Group, a lifestyle product supplier, after it had acquired The Pet Shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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