The Middle East & North Africa’s M&A Landscape 2017-2022

Saudi Arabia

Wanna know who&#39;s got the hots for Saudi companies? Other Saudi companies. 60% of all M&amp;A transactions in the Kingdom are between deals struck between Saudi companies. The next biggest suitor for Saudi acquisitions is the United Arab Emirates, who inked 9% of all deals struck in the Kingdom between 2017-H1 2022.&nbsp;

Who’s Buying Saudi Companies

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The growth of funding in the region has exceeded US$4 billion in both 2021 and 2022 and the number of mega-rounds of US$300 million or more has seen an increasing trend with three seen in 2021 and six in 2022, including two scaleups listing on stock exchanges.

In 2022, there was a significant shift in the number of funding rounds, where scaleups raised funding, and a trend towards larger cheque sizes and funding bracket gained momentum. In the US$100 million to US$1 billion range, funding rounds increased by 100% between 2021 and 2022. Other funding ranges also saw increases between 20% to 87%.

No. of MENA Funding Rounds Based on Funding Amounts Between 2021 and 2022

Number of MENA Funding Rounds Based on Funding Bracket Between 2021 and 2022

Consumer-oriented businesses have been the most popular industry from which acquisitions in Saudi Arabia have taken place, since 2017. 20% of all M&amp;A transactions in Saudi between 1 January 2017 to 9 June 2022 were consumer-tech or consumer-oriented businesses. Industrial companies, Financial companies, and&nbsp;Materials companies were the next most dominant&nbsp;industries attracting M&amp;A.&nbsp;

Saudi Arabia M&A: Who’s Buying Saudi Companies, by Nationality? (2017-H1/2022)

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