The shadow of the war and the American political developments on mega-deals in the Middle East.
The business deal fever in the Middle East, which reached its peak in 2025 and culminated in the acquisition of an electronic arts company worth $55 billion, has now given way to caution.
On the one hand, the American war against Iran disrupted the investment plans, and on the other hand, the new political arrangement in Washington increased the possibility of stricter supervision of large transactions.
According to Bloomberg data, this cautious atmosphere is quickly reflected in market statistics; So the value of merger and acquisition transactions in the Persian Gulf dropped to about 5 billion dollars during the third quarter of this year.
This figure, which stood at $69 billion in the same period last year, is the lowest level since 2022. This regional recession deepened in the fourth quarter and the value of transactions decreased by more than 90% compared to last year.
However, the macro picture of the market is not so gloomy and the volume of transactions in the Persian Gulf is still higher than the five-year average. This figure shows that the region returns to balance after the 2025 abnormal year.
Details of the report on the World Economy website.
The official channel of Donya Akhtaz newspaper.