The type of M&A was equally split between minority sale transactions and majority sale M&A transactions at 40% each while asset sales is only 19%.
Minority sale transaction were higher in three years during 2017, 2018 and 2020, peaking in 2019 at 16.
Majority sale transactions peaked in 2021 with 25 transactions accounting for over half of all transactions in the year.
The Middle East & North Africa’s M&A Landscape 2017-2022
A five year review of the 2,911 M&A transactions executed across MENA region, amounting to over $276 billion in transaction value across the top 5 markets: Israel, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.
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