Ashraf Zaki’s Lorax Capital Partners secures $18 million from DEG
The private equity firm, which had bet on Fawry, is approaching its final closing for its $250 million vehicle.
09/12/2021 at 18h06, by Africa Business+
The Egyptian venture capital market is booming, and institutional investors from the EU want in. They are demonstrating this once again with their strong support for Lorax Capital Partners, an Egyptian private equity firm preparing the closing of its second fund.
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