In 2020, the highest-value merger and acquisition (M&A) deals carried out in Africa and the Middle East occurred in the energy, mining and utilities industry. The value of deals carried out in this sector amounted to just under ** billion U.S. dollars. This was followed by the financial services industry, wherein M&A deals worth approximately **** billion U.S. dollars were completed. The third place ranking is completed by the industrials and chemicals industry, with just over billion U.S. dollars in M&A transactions.
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Acuris Global, & ValueWalk. (January 5, 2021). Value of merger and acquisition deals in Africa and the Middle East in 2020, by industry (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/387706/distribution-of-merger-and-acquisition-deals-africa-and-middle-east-by-industry/
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