Mergers & Acquisitions news in the Middle East

An overview of news, trends and research in Mergers & Acquisitions consulting in the Middle East:

Ollen Group advises Advanced World Trading on sale to Aeroseal Saudi-Arabia based Advanced World Trading has been acquired Aeroseal, in a deal that was advised on by Ollen Group.
25 September 2024
Middle East eyewear retailers Magrabi and Rivoli merge Gulf eyewear companies Magrabi and Rivoli have announced their merger, creating an eyewear retail business with more than 290 locations in seven Middle Eastern markets. PwC advised Rivoli during the transaction process.
24 September 2024
LOGIC Consulting: IPO scene in UAE has matured strongly over the years In recent years, a growing number of companies have gone public on exchanges in the UAE, driving a growing local IPO scene.
09 September 2024
M&A advisors advise off-price retailer Brands For Less on mega deal with TJX UAE-based retailer Brands For Less has agreed to sell a 35% stake to The TJX Companies, in a $360 million deal that values the off-price retailer at $1.2 billion.
27 August 2024
PwC advises Tibbiyah on acquisition of Al Hammad Medical Services Saudi Arabian healthcare company Tibbiyah has acquired Al Hammad Medical Services, a KSA-based provider of medical services.
03 July 2024
MENA-based startups hit by dipping venture capital investments The number of investments by venture capitalists in MENA-based startups dropped by double digits last year, yet the sector’s resilience remains high with the outlook for 2024 markedly more positive.
01 July 2024
e& enterprise expands into Turkey with deal support from FTI In its next international expansion move, e& enterprise has acquired Turkey-based managed cloud services provider GlassHouse.
27 June 2024
Beyout Investment Group commences trading on Boursa Kuwait Beyout Investment Group has successfully listed on Boursa Kuwait, marking the first listing on the exchange in over two years.
17 June 2024
Sovereign funds account for 86% of deal value in Middle East The value and volume of dealmaking in the Middle East has accelerated over the past years, with the share of deals closed by sovereign wealth funds climbing up to over 85% of total deal value.
27 March 2024
KPMG advises Parkin on record-breaking IPO in Dubai Marking the first public offering of 2024 on the Dubai Financial Market, Parkin Company (Parkin) has successfully listed on the exchange following the float of a quarter of its share capital.
21 March 2024
Bain & Company: Middle East M&A market to recover from 2023 dip The total value of M&A deals in the Middle East deals dipped by around 3% last year, compared to a 15% drop globally, according to research from Bain & Company. A rebound is anticipated for 2024.
11 March 2024
Zain Group deal in Iraq wins TMT transaction of the year A deal closed in Iraq has been named the region’s top financial transaction in the TMT space, with the advisors to the deal – FTI Capital Advisors, Norton Rose Fulbright and Morgan, Lew
20 February 2024
Solidarity acquisition named Islamic Finance deal of the year in Bahrain Solidarity’s acquisition of Al-Hilal Life and Al-Hilal Takaful from Ahli United Bank has been named the best financial transaction of the year in Bahrain.
18 February 2024
M&A firms advise Gulf Capital on 'highly profitable' AmCan exit Gulf Capital has exited its stake in AmCan, the Middle East’s largest distributor of sports nutrition products for an unknown but “highly profitable” stake.
09 January 2024
NSI Talent and Bluefin Talent merge to form Tandem Search After years of operating in tandem, NSI Talent and Bluefin Talent have fully merged to form Tandem Search, an executive search and recruitment company with five offices worldwide.
28 December 2023
ValuStrat launches cost-effective and tech-backed valuation offering Ever wondered what the value is of a small business? A new digital-driven but still human-controlled offering from ValuStrat makes answering that question a lot easier, cheaper and more accurate.
24 November 2023
Consultants advise DEWA on water desalination deal with ACWA Power Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed a major deal with Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power for phase 1 of the Hassyan sea water desalination project, the world’s largest renewable energy powered desalination plant.
25 October 2023
ZainTECH buys digital counterpart STS. Meet the dealmakers Dubai-based ZainTECH has significantly bolstered its capabilities with the acquisition of Specialized Technical Services Company (STS), Jordan-headquartered digital transformation company with over 350 staff.
16 October 2023
Inbound and cross-border M&A driving up deals in Middle East Despite economic headwinds worldwide, the Middle East’s M&A scene is set to enjoy another robust year, driven by both domestic deals and inbound activity concentrated in resilient sectors such as ene
05 October 2023
Five Holdings makes Nasdaq debut with 3$50 million green bond UAE-based hospitality company Five Holdings has made its debut on the Nasdaq Dubai, listing a $350 million green bond on the exchange.
05 October 2023
M&A deal value in MENA edges up to $44 billion in H1 2023 The Middle East’s M&A scene looks back at a mixed first half of the year.
18 September 2023
Quantuma brings deal advisory and turnaround offering to the region Quantuma has launched its Deal Advisory and Turnaround practice in the region.
18 September 2023
QTerminals buys 90% stake in Dutch container handler Kramer Group Qatar-headquartered QTerminals Group has acquired a 90% stake in Kramer Group, a provider of integrated logistics and container services located in the Port of Rotterdam.
22 August 2023
CBRE advises DSV on investor-backed sale and leaseback transaction DSV has partnered with Arcapita to acquire DSV’s warehousing facilities in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone and Dubai Investments Park through a strategic sale and leaseback agreement.
18 August 2023
IPO scene in MENA remain robust and shows promising prospects IPO activity in the Middle East and North Africa region has shown robust growth and resilience in the face of global economic fluctuations.
16 August 2023
Egypt selects World Bank advisory IFC as strategic IPO consultant Egypt has announced a five-year partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a global financial advisory group and member of the World Bank Group.
30 June 2023
FTI advises e& on acquisition of SME lending platform Beehive In its second deal in the space of three months, telecommunications company etisalat by e& (e&) has acquired a majority stake in Beehive, a UAE-based crowdfunding and SME lending platform.
17 May 2023
M&A bankers and advisors help Taiba seal Dur Hospitality deal Taiba Investments Company has acquired Dur Hospitality, one of the larger hotel and residential compound groups in the region.
28 April 2023
Saudi Arabia to see M&A growth opportunities in 2023 Saudi Arabia has become one of the region’s prime markets for companies eyeing mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to analysis by PwC.
09 April 2023
IPO advisors guide Al Ansari through successful stock listing in Dubai Dubai’s first initial public offering of 2023 has enjoyed a sunny start to its life as a listed company, with the shares of Al Ansari Financial Services Group surging upwards since its trading debut
07 April 2023
Middle East a rare 'sweet spot' for mergers and acquisitions At a time when dealmaking activity is cooling down across most corners of the globe, the scene in the Middle is hotter than ever – with little signs of slowdown, according to PwC’s latest M&A industr
21 March 2023
Egis works with PwC on purchase of 700-strong Omrania in Saudi French engineering and consulting group has significantly beefed up its presence in the Middle East with the acquisition of Omrania, a Saudi architectural and engineering firm with around 700 staff.
14 March 2023

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