Sunday 5 February 2012

2011 MENA M&A deal volumes up by 4% but values decrease by 28%, says Ernst & Young - bi-me.com

Total Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deal volumes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region registered a rise of 4% last year, from 401 in 2010 to 416 in 2011, according to Ernst & Young’s 2011 year-end MENA M&A update.

Deal values on the other hand fell by 28%, from US$44.1bn in 2010 to US$31.7bn in 2011.

The first half of 2011 experienced a higher average value of M&A deals at approximately US$10bn as compared to the second half, which showed an average value of approximately US$6 billion.

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