In 2025, there was a boom in mergers and acquisitions in the Middle East, the most representative of which was the $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts. However, market sentiment has turned cautious as the Iran war disrupts investment plans, and changes in the US political landscape may cause large-scale mergers and acquisitions to face stricter scrutiny. According to the data, the volume of mergers and acquisitions involving companies in the Gulf region fell to about 5 billion US dollars in the third quarter, the lowest level since 2022, far lower than the 69 billion US dollars in the same period last year. Since the fourth quarter, regional mergers and acquisitions have slowed even more significantly, with transaction volume falling by more than 90% year on year so far.

In 2025, there was a boom in mergers and acquisitions in the Middle East, the most representative of which was the $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts. However, market sentiment has turned cautious as the Iran war disrupts investment plans, and changes in the US political landscape may cause large-scale mergers and acquisitions to face stricter scrutiny. According to the data, the volume of mergers and acquisitions involving companies in the Gulf region fell to about 5 billion US dollars in the third quarter, the lowest level since 2022, far lower than the 69 billion US dollars in the same period last year. Since the fourth quarter, regional mergers and acquisitions have slowed even more significantly, with transaction volume falling by more than 90% year on year so far.