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Target shortage feeds desperate Mideast telco M&A(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own) A scarcity of takeover targets is feeding a desperate scramble in Middle East telecoms M&A. Bahrain's incumbent operator Batelco is eyei More… |
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ME investment banking fees tops $535mMiddle Eastern investment banking fees reached $536.1 million during 2012, a 19 per cent increase over 2011, a report said. Equity capital markets issuance reached $9.4 billion during 2012 while total debt issuance reached $38.6 b More… |
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M&A interest 'growing in Mena energy sector'Global oil and gas transactions have suffered a modest decline in both deal count and total value in the first half of 2012. However, increasing merger & acquisition (M&A) interest by Mena-based energy and petroleum (E& More… |
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Cash-rich Asian firms ‘will drive equities in 2013’Cash-rich Asian companies will be among those corporations with healthy balance sheets driving global stock markets higher through acquisitions in 2013, said an expert. On an historical basis, M&A (merger and acquisition) acti More… |
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Mideast M&A deals seen improving in 2012Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the Middle East will see gradual improvement in 2012, particularly among key players not impacted by liquidity constraints, such as Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar, said a report. The majority of More… |
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Business leaders see active M&A in UAEUAE would have an active M&A (merger and acquisition) sector in the Middle East in 2012, said nearly three-quarters of business leaders in a recent survey. More than half also felt that Saudi Arabia (68 per cent) and Qatar (56 per cent More… |
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RBS to close four M&A deals in Mena in 2012Royal Bank of Scotland hopes to close four acquisiton deals in the Mena region next year worth more than $2 billion despite a tough funding environment and a widening gap in price expectations between buyers and sellers. "We're advis More… |
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$1-5bn seen optimal for biotech M&ABiotech deals in the $1 billion to $5 billion range are likely to be a sweet spot for drug companies looking to bolster their pipelines through M&A in an increasingly tough environment, Ernst & Young said. Big pharma companies are More… |
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Credit Suisse names new M&A head of MenaCredit Suisse has named Mumtaz Kazmi as head of its mergers and acquisitions operations in the Mena region, a document showed. Kazmi has been with the bank since 2001 and advised on several deals including Qatar's purchase of a stake in Po More… |
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ME mergers and acquisitions on the riseThe third quarter of this year was the busiest period on record for Middle Eastern targeted merger and acquisition activity with $15 billion in deals done. 'The first nine months of the year has seen banks in the region kept busy with More… |
