The 7 companies driving Willie Woods' $1.3 billion private equity empire
A deep look at seven companies backing Willie Woods' 25-year mission to build the premier minority-owned private equity firm in America.
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Inside Stacy Brown-Philpot's $172 million bet on the founders Silicon Valley overlooks
A look at the seven companies and board roles that define the career of tech veteran and venture capitalist Stacy Brown-Philpot.
Oriental Weavers, controlled by Egypt's wealthy Khamis family, pays $18.3 million dividend for 2025 on flat profit
Egypt's Oriental Weavers Carpets will pay EGP 997.66 million ($18.3 million) in dividends for 2025, starting May 2026, as the world's largest carpet maker held profit nearly flat on record revenue.
How Lindsay Lee spotted AppLovin before it was worth $130 billion and what he backed next
Lindsay Lee led early bets on AppLovin and Guardant Health before founding Authentic Ventures. Here are the businesses across his portfolio.
Morocco tycoon Chakib Alj warns Middle East war is hitting supply chains
Morocco’s top business lobby says rising costs, port congestion and shipping delays are squeezing companies as the Middle East war disrupts trade.
Billionaire Anas Sefrioui's Addoha posts 70% profit jump to 516 million dirhams as Morocco's largest property developer shifts to value-driven growth
Anas Sefrioui's Addoha posted a 70% net profit rise to 516 million dirhams ($55 million) in 2025, driven by tighter project selection and improved execution across Morocco and West Africa.
King Mohammed VI's Managem invests $750 million to double gold production to 500k oz
Morocco's Managem Group plans to invest $750 million to raise gold production by 134% to 500,000 ounces by the end of the decade after net profit surged 384% to $322 million in 2025.
Nassef Sawiris's Orascom Construction posts record $9 billion backlog and a 65% profit jump
Orascom Construction posted a record $9 billion backlog and a 65% profit jump in 2025 as the United States became a major growth driver for the group.
Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun’s Bank of Africa makes Forbes MENA top 100
Othman Benjelloun's Bank of Africa ranked 88th in the Forbes Middle East 2026 list of the region's 100 most valuable companies.
Mohamed Mansour's San Diego FC emerges as frontrunner to sign Mohamed Salah after Liverpool exit
Mohamed Mansour's San Diego FC is among the clubs most prominently linked to signing Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian superstar confirmed his Liverpool exit.
Morocco's royal family-controlled Attijariwafa Bank is eyeing a stake in European AI startup Mistral
Morocco's biggest bank Attijariwafa is studying an investment in French AI startup Mistral AI after it launched a model targeting financial institutions.
Billionaire Yasseen Mansour's Palm Hills posts 29.55 percent profit jump to EGP 4.22 billion in 2025
Yasseen Mansour's Palm Hills Development posted a 29.55 percent rise in consolidated net profit to EGP 4.22 billion for full-year 2025.
Hesham El Ghoroury's Tiba wins Amethis backing to scale Egypt's rice-based food ingredients export push
Hesham El Ghoroury's Tiba for Starch & Glucose has secured a minority stake from Amethis to scale production capacity and expand into global export markets.
Turkish billionaire Fuat Tosyali pushes Algeria steel complex to 8 million tons with new cold rolling mill
Tosyalı Algérie will launch a 1.4-million-ton cold rolling steel mill in Béthioua between August and September 2026, targeting high-value flat steel products.
Safwan Thabet's Juhayna Food Industries posted nearly EGP 1.9 billion in profit in 2025 even as earnings fell 20 percent from a year ago
Juhayna Food Industries posted EGP 1.9 billion in 2025 consolidated profit, down 20% from a year earlier, even as sales hit EGP 30 billion.
Uganda signs a deal with the Sawiris family's Orascom Construction to study a light rail system for Kampala
Uganda signed a deal with Egypt's Orascom Construction to study whether a light rail transit system for Kampala is viable.