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Saad Mian

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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Dubai

Deal Bio

Total Deals13

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 3.58 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 447 M

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10 Jul 2019|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

11 Target | 11 Bidder | 14 Vendor

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Value

01 Feb 2022|Oman|Containers and Packaging

Target: OCTAL

Bidder: ALPEK SAB DE CV

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 459 M

Value

03 Nov 2022|United Arab Emirates|Marine Transportation

Target: GLOBAL FEEDER SHIPPING

Bidder: ABU DHABI PORTS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

10 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 697 M

Value

28 Oct 2022|United Arab Emirates|Property Services

Target: EMERGING MARKETS PROPERTY GROUP

Bidder: AFFINITY EQUITY PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 164 M

Value

20 Feb 2023|Vietnam|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY AND JUICE

Bidder: ALMARAI

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Apr 2023|Egypt|Pharmaceuticals

Target: MARCYRL PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES

Bidder: DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL (DPI)

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Dec 2023|Pakistan|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: TELENOR PAKISTAN

Bidder: PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

£ 392 M

Value

18 Jun 2024|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

167 Dealmakers

32 Target | 127 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.58 B

Value

19 Jul 2024|Egypt|FinTech

Target: MNT-HALAN

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC)

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 121 M

Value

31 Mar 2025|United Arab Emirates|FinTech

Target: OPTASIA (EX CHANNEL VAS)

Bidder: CHRONOS CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 53 M

Value

18 Feb 2025|United Arab Emirates|Hotels and Motels

Target: HYDE HOTEL DUBAI

Bidder: KINGSTON HOLDING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

2 Service Providers

3 Dealmakers

£ 112 M

Value

19 Jun 2025|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: KIDS FIRST GROUP

Bidder: TAALEEM

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

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