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26 Feb 2026
M&A Report 2026 – UAE
A strategic review of UAE deal activity, highlighting how capital discipline, sector focus, and institutional depth are reshaping M&A in 2026.
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30 Dec 2025
2026 Deal-Making Insights: Spotting Red Flags Before They Become Deal-Breakers
2026 is set to be a pivotal year for deal-making. The biggest threats to successful transactions won’t always be visible until the final stages. Identifying red flags early and acting on them will define which deals close smoothly and which fail.
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01 Sept 2025
Business Valuation in India 2025: Trends, Fundamentals, and the Road Ahead
Valuation in India isn’t what it used to be. Machinery and land no longer tell the full story - your brand, algorithms, customer data, ESG alignment, and growth story do.
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M&A Report 2026 – UAE
A strategic review of UAE deal activity, highlighting how capital discipline, sector focus, and institutional depth are reshaping M&A in 2026.
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Why Long-Term Relationships Are Fundamental to Indian Capital Market Stability and Growth
Long-term investor relationships are the structural backbone of India’s capital markets, driving stability, trust, and sustained growth beyond cycles.
How the UAE Built MENA’s Most Private Equity-Ready Ecosystem?
Private equity activity across the MENA region softened in 2025 as investors reassessed risk amid shifting macroeconomic conditions. Against this backdrop, the UAE has continued to distinguish itself as a core market for private equity capital, maintaining its leadership in regional deal value despite broader volatility.
The Divergent M&A Cycle: Why Mega Deals and Mid-Market Transactions Are Decoupling
The global divergent M&A cycle has emerged as one of the defining characteristics of current M&A market trends. While headline indicators suggest stabilization in overall M&A deal activity, a closer assessment reveals a structural decoupling between mega transactions and mid-market deals. For boards, private equity sponsors, and founders evaluating exit timing, this divergence materially influences valuation strategy, transaction structuring, and capital allocation decisions.
Why Overvaluation Delays Capital Raising in India?
India’s startup and private equity ecosystem has witnessed a noticeable recalibration in capital raising dynamics since the post-2021 market correction. After a period of aggressive deal-making and upraised valuations, startup fundraising in India has entered a phase of realignment. While venture capital and private equity funds in India continue to sit on significant dry powder, the pace of capital deployment has slowed, and fundraising timelines have extended across sectors.
What Matters More in UAE Capital Markets: Timing or Time?
Explore why timing and time both matter in the UAE capital markets, and how strategic deployment and long-term positioning drive superior investment outcomes.
IPO Readiness in the Middle East 2026: Are You Prepared?
2025 signaled a shift toward quality-driven IPOs, where strategic timing, regulatory compliance, and investor confidence became key differentiators, gathering the space for a more robust and predictable IPO environment in 2026.
How Buy-Side Investors Evaluate Deals in the GCC?
The GCC has emerged as a prominent global hub for investment activity, offering expanding opportunities for institutional and strategic investors. As the region moves into 2026, the progress made across key markets such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar reflects the growing depth and maturity of the GCC capital landscape, reinforcing investor confidence and sustained capital deployment.
2026 Deal-Making Insights: Spotting Red Flags Before They Become Deal-Breakers
2026 is set to be a pivotal year for deal-making. The biggest threats to successful transactions won’t always be visible until the final stages. Identifying red flags early and acting on them will define which deals close smoothly and which fail.
Early-Stage Belief, Late-Stage Discipline: How Startup Valuation Logic Changes as Companies Scale?
Startup valuation at the seed stage is an exercise in belief. At the growth stage, it is an exercise in discipline. Early investors underwrite uncertainty, backing teams and ideas with the hope that future choices will create outsized value. Late-stage investors, by contrast, demand evidence - recurring revenue, defensible margins, and predictable cash generation. The evolution from early-stage to late-stage valuation is not just about better financial data; it reflects a deeper shift in how risk is priced and how value is defined.