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

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UAE-Based e& Set to Take Control of Careem's Super App spinout in $400m Deal

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United Arab Emirates

Middle East M&A Deal Volume Comparison

Middle East M&A Deal Volume Comparison (H1 2022 - H1 2024)

Startup

Türkiye

Twelve Most Funded Startups in Turkey, as of February 2024

The 12 Most Funded Startups in Turkey (Until January 2024)

Entrepreneurship

Sovereign Wealth Funds Continue to Drive M&A Activity in MENA Amidst Economic Challenges

Sovereign Wealth Funds Continue to Drive M&A Activity in MENA

United States

MENA VC Investments for H1 2023 Hits $3.4 Billion

Investment Rounds for H1 2023 in MENA

Global

Consumer-Tech Companies are most Popular Acquisition Category since 2017

Saudi Arabia M&A: Transaction Split by Industry & Year (2017-H1/2022)

Who’s Buying Saudi Companies

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

Delivery Hero's Acquisition in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

Delivery Hero's Acquisition in the MENAT Region

India

The Middle East M&A Transaction Landscape (2017-H1 2022)

The Inorganic Growth Heat Map

Nationalities Buying UAE Companies and Startups: 2017-H1/2022

Who Has a Taste for Buying UAE Companies and Startups?

Kuwait

The Top 10 M&A Deals by Deal Size from 2017 to H1 2022 in Kuwait

The Top 10 Kuwait M&A Deals by Deal Size in the Past 5 Years

Financial Advisor Roles in the GCC Region is Split Between Regional Advisors And MNC Advisors

Financial Advisor: Advisor Roles Split Between Regional Advisors And MNC Advisors

The Top 10 M&A Deals by Deal Size from 2017 to H1 2022 in the UAE

The Top 10 UAE M&A Deals by Deal Size in the Past 5 Years

The Top 10 M&A Deals by Deal Size from 2017 to H1 2022 in Saudi Arabia

The Top 10 Saudi M&A Deals by Deal Size in the Past 5 Years

Financial Advisor: Ernst & Young’s Split of Advisory Across the GCC, as Reported

Ernst & Young’s Split of Advisory Across the GCC

Financial Advisor: Regional Advisors Split by Target and Acquiror Country Based on the Reported Transactions

Regional Advisors Split by Target and Acquiror Country

Financial Advisor: List of Prominent Regional Advisors in the GCC Countries

List of Prominent Regional Advisors in the GCC

Financial Advisor: JP Morgan’s Split of Advisory Across the GCC, as Reported

JP Morgan’s Split of Advisory Across the GCC

The List of Top Advisors in the Region from 2017 to H1 2022, as Reported by the Completed Transactions

The List of Top Advisors in the Region

Kuwait M&A: Where and What are Kuwait-Based Investors and Companies Buying?

Where and What are Kuwait-Based Investors and Companies Buying?

Kuwait M&A: Which Type of M&A Transaction has Dominated from 2017 to H1 2022?

Which Type of M&A Transaction has Dominated Kuwait?

Kuwait M&A Transaction Split by Industry and Year from 2017 to the First Half of 2022

Kuwait M&A Transaction Split by Industry & Year

Kuwait M&A: Nationalities of Kuwaiti Company Buyers from 2017 to H1 2022

Which Countries are Buying Kuwait Companies?

Saudi Arabia M&A: Where and What are Saudi-Based Investors and Companies Buying from 2017 to H1 2022?

Where and What are Saudi-Based Investors and Companies Buying?

Kuwait M&A: What is the Trend in Transactions Through the Years from 2017 to H1 2022?

What is the Trend in Transactions Through the Years in Kuwait?

Kuwait M&A: What is the Value of Transactions Year on Year from 2017 to H1 2022?

What is the Value of Transactions Year on Year in Kuwait?

What is the Trend in Transactions Through 2017 to H1 2022 in Saudi Arabia M&A Landscape?

Saudi Arabia M&A: What is the Trend in Transactions Through the Years?

Take a Look at the Value of M&A Transactions Year on Year in Saudi Arabia from 2017 to H1 2022

Saudi Arabia M&A: What is the Value of Transactions Year on Year?

Explore Which Type of M&A Transaction has Dominated the Saudi Arabian M&A Landscape from 2017 to H1 2022

Saudi Arabia M&A: Which Type of M&A Transaction has Dominated?

Egypt

What is the Value of Transactions Year-on-Year for Egypt's M&A Market?

Egypt M&A: What is the Value of Transactions Year on Year?

Egypt M&A: Which Type of M&A Transaction has Dominated the Market Over the Past Few Years?

Egypt M&A: Which Type of M&A Transaction has Dominated?

Transaction Split by Industry & Year in Egypt's Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Landscape

Egypt M&A: Transaction Split by Industry & Year

UAE M&A: Transaction Split by Industry and Year See Three Sectors Dominate the Entire M&A Transactions

UAE M&A: Transaction Split by Industry & Year

UAE-Based Investors and Companies Have Been Involved in Local and Internationals Acquisitions

UAE M&A: Where and What are UAE-Based Investors and Companies Buying?

What is the Trend in Egypt's M&A Transactions Through the Years from 2017 Onward?

Egypt M&A: What is the Trend in Transactions Through the Years?

UAE M&A: What is the Trend in Transactions Through the Years Between 2017 and Mid-2022?

UAE M&A: What is the Trend in Transactions Through the Years?

What is the Value of the UAE's M&A Transactions Year on Year from 2017 to Mid-2022?

UAE M&A: What is the Value of Transactions Year on Year?

Which Type of M&A Transaction has Dominated the UAE M&A Market from 2017 to Mid-2022?

UAE M&A: Which Type of M&A Transaction has Dominated?

Israel

Find out Which Types of M&A Transactions have Dominated in the Israeli M&A Landscape

Israel M&A: Which Type of M&A Transactions has Dominated?

Israel M&A: Transactions Split by Industry & Year from 2017 to 2019

Israel M&A: Transactions Split by Industry & Year

GCC M&A Transactions by Industry and Year are Led by the Consumer Sector

GCC M&A Transactions by Industry and Year

Israel M&A: Its Small Size Doesn't Stop Israel from Completing Over 1,100 M&A Transactions Since 2017

Israel M&A: What is the Trend in Transactions Through the Years?

1,173 Completed GCC M&A Transactions: Who’s Buying GCC Companies by Nationality?

GCC M&A: Who’s Buying GCC Companies, by Nationality?

Top 4 Sectors for GCC M&A Activity from 2017 to to H1/2022

Top 4 Sectors for GCC M&A Activity

GCC M&A Transactions by Country and Transactions Type From 2017 to H1/2022

GCC M&A Transactions by Country and Transactions Type

GCC M&A Transactions by Country and Year Keep Increasing Every Year, Excluding 2020 Due to the Pandemic

GCC M&A Transactions by Country and Year

Middle East VC Global M&A Activity Number of Transactions From January 1, 2017, to June 9, 2022

Middle East VC Global M&A Activity Number of Transactions

GCC M&A Activity: Split of Transactions by GCC Countries Over the Past Five Years

GCC M&A Activity: Split of Transactions by GCC Countries

Top 5 MENA Markets for M&A Transactions by Deal Volume from 2017 Until June 9, 2022

Top 5 MENA Markets for M&A Transactions by Deal Volume

2020 GDP in US$ Billion for MENA Countries, Based on GCC and Non-GCC Countries

2020 GDP in US$ Billion for MENA Countries

The Ease of Doing Business Index Across MENA 2021 Offers a Standardized Measure for Countries to Assess and Compare Their Economies

The Ease of Doing Business Index Across MENA Countries 2021

Middle East Population Distribution Shows a Varying Population Dispersed Across the Region

Middle East Population Distribution

Special Reports

Mini Report 2025: MEAPT PropTech Review 2024

MEAPT PropTech Review 2024

Special Report: The State of Fintech in the Middle East

The State of Fintech in the Middle East

Fintech

Dubai Startup Guide 2024: In Collaboration with DCDE

Dubai Startup Guide 2024 Edition: In Collaboration with Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy

Dubai Green Future: Powered by Renewable Energy 2024 Report

Dubai’s Green Future: Powered by Renewable Energy

Sustainability & ClimateTech

Top Blockchain Innovations in 2024 | Lucidity Insights

Special Report: Innovations in Blockchain

Crypto, Blockchain & Web3

To Your Doorstep: The Future of Food Delivery in Saudi Arabia

The Future of Food Delivery in Saudi Arabia

FoodTech

Special Report: Investing in Egypt’s Startup Ecosystem in 2024

Investing in Egypt’s Startup Ecosystem

Special Report "The Business of Impact Investing in 2023"

The Business of Impact Investing in 2023

Special Report: "Exploring MENA Healthtech Business"

The Business of Healthtech in MENA

HealthTech

Special Report: "Sustainable International Trade for a Resilient Future"

Sustainable International Trade for a Resilient Future

Special Report: The State of the Electric Vehicle Revolution 2023

The State of the Electric Vehicle Revolution 2023

Mobility

Special Report: Foodtech in MENA, How Innovation is Transforming the Culinary Landscape

The Growing Business of Foodtech

Special Report: "Opportunities in Web3"

Opportunities in Web3

Dubai's Venture Capital Ecosystem | Special Report

Dubai's Venture Capital Ecosystem

The Future of Fintech in Africa

Diriyah and Saudi's the Giga Projects | Special Report

Diriyah and the Giga Projects: Defining the New Saudi Arabia

Tourism

The Evolution of the KSA Startup Ecosystem: A Deep Dive into Growth and Innovation (2010-2022)

The Evolution of Saudi Arabia Startup Ecosystem 2010-2022

Dubai's Digital Economy and Startup Ecosystem | Special Report

Dubai’s Digital Economy and Its Expanding Startup Ecosystem

MENA's M&A Landscape 2017-2022: A Comprehensive Review

Sustainable Innovations and Startups in the MENA Region

Videos

MENAPT VC Trends February 2024 - Top Five Funded Startups

February 2024 MENAPT VC Funding: Significant Declines with Key Investments in Cybersecurity and AI

MENAPT January 2024 Funding Trends & Highlights

January 2024 MENAPT Funding Trends and Highlights: Navigating the VC Winter

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

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