MENA Food & Beverage Private M&A Report

Key Takeaways:

- Mergers and Acquisitions of private Food and Beverage specialized privately-held companies witnessed a decline in deal values from USD 2.89 Billion to USD 1.78 Billion in 2022, a -38% decrease on YoY basis.

- The United Arab Emirates emerged as the most attractive market for F&B M&A investors, recording USD 738 Million in deal values out of 16 transactions.

- The median Price to Book Value (P/BV) declined from its 2020 and 2021 levels, reaching 1.05x in 2022 based on selective deals that were analyzed.

- International investors, including Tyson International Holding Company and The Chefs Warehouse Inc from the US, and Delivery Hero from Germany, are expressing interest in MENA privately-held Food and Beverage companies.

- Agthia Group from the UAE led the way as the top acquirer recording 6 deals, followed by Al Eid Foods from Kuwait with 4 deals and Delivery Hero from Germany with 3 deals during the period 2020 to 2022.

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