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Africa and the Middle East M&A Reports
Our EMIS Insights M&A reports provide analytical summary of mergers and acquisitions activity in key emerging regions and countries. Data is collected from sources such as company press releases, advisory submissions, stock exchange disclosures, business publications, and other.
The report contents include regional and country overviews of M&A by deal volume and value, activity by sectors, foreign investors, private equity, valuation trends, top M&A deals and IPOs, advisory league tables, analysis of latest developments and future expectations.
The reports are published each quarter. Most of the data is cumulative, spanning the full period covered by the report.
During the first six months of 2021, the number of M&A transactions in Africa and the Middle East dropped by 11.5% y-o-y, and their total value declined with 29%, as the second quarter saw fewer large deals compared to the same time last year. ...
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During the first quarter of 2021, the number of M&A deals in Africa and the Middle East fell by 19.2% y-o-y, while their total value surged 44.6% on the back of several big mining deals. Across countries in Africa, Q1 2021 M&A deal flow was ...
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In 2020, the number of M&A deals and their total value in Africa and the Middle East region declined by 5.4% and 7.5% y-o-y, respectively. Across countries in Africa, 2020 M&A deal flow was down almost everywhere except in Egypt, which had ...
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For the Q1-Q3 2020 period, the number of M&A deals and in their total value in Africa and the Middle East region declined by 9% and 41% y/y, respectively. Across countries in Africa, Q1-Q3 2020 M&A deal flow was down almost everywhere except ...
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During H1 2020, Africa and the Middle East region experienced declines in the number of M&A deals and in their aggregate value by 13% and 55% y/y. Across countries in Africa, H1 2020 M&A activity was down in Kenya to 38 deals (8 less y/y), ...
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In Q1 2020, Africa and the Middle East region saw the number of M&A deals and their aggregate value drop by 12% and 79% y/y, respectively. Across countries in Africa, Q1 2020 M&A activity was down notably in Kenya to 18 deals for Q1 2020, 4 ...
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The number of M&A deals in Africa and the Middle East, as well as their aggregate value, increased by 11% each in 2019. Across countries in Africa, 2019 M&A activity was down in Egypt (34 deals in total, 11 less y/y) but significantly higher ...
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The number of deals in Africa and the Middle East increased by 22.5% y/y during the first nine months of 2019, and the aggregate value of M&A was up by 24.9%. Across countries in Africa, Q1-Q3 M&A activity was just a tad lower in Egypt (32 ...
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During H1 2019, the number of deals in Africa and the Middle East increased by 15% y/y to 414, and their aggregate value surged 67% reaching USD 42.7bn. Activity on the African continent was just a tad lower in Egypt (18 deals total, 1 less y/y) and ...
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In Q1 2019, the number of deals in Africa and the Middle East dropped by 2% y/y but their aggregate value surged 87%. The financial sector ranked first by number of transactions (28 in total for both regions), around a quarter of which attracted PE ...
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