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Saeed Al Awar

Partner at Rothschild & Co

Financial Advisor

Dubai

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 25.61 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.71 B

Market Context

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08 Apr 2019|Spain|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CEPSA

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

5 Target | 121 Bidder | 73 Vendor

£ 2.61 B

Value

03 Feb 2020|United Arab Emirates|Electricity Distribution

Target: ABU DHABI NATIONAL ENERGY COMPANY (TAQA)

Bidder: ABU DHABI POWER CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

4 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 844 M

Value

17 Feb 2020|United Arab Emirates|Marine Transportation

Target: DP WORLD

Bidder: PORT AND FREE ZONE WORLD

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

27 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 2.08 B

Value

23 Jun 2020|United Arab Emirates|Pipelines

Target: ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (PIPELINES BUSINESS)

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

26 Service Providers

20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

114 Dealmakers

104 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 8.16 B

Value

28 Sep 2020|Pakistan|Mobile

Target: PAKISTAN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Bidder: VEON

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 197 M

Value

15 Oct 2020|United Arab Emirates|Pipelines

Target: ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (PIPELINES BUSINESS)

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.61 B

Value

17 Sep 2020|United Arab Emirates|Transportation Services

Target: ARAMEX

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 May 2021|United Arab Emirates|Building Materials: Other

Target: ARKAN BUILDING MATERIALS COMPANY

Bidder: EMIRATES STEEL

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 1.43 B

Value

09 Jun 2021|United Arab Emirates|Health Care Services

Target: UNITED EASTERN MEDICAL SERVICES

Bidder: ABU DHABI CATALYST PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Sep 2021|Egypt|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: SIXTH OF OCTOBER FOR DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT

Bidder: ALDAR PROPERTIES PJSC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 294 M

Value

07 Jul 2021|Israel|Food Products

Target: ALEPH FARMS

Bidder: DISRUPTAD

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 75 M

Value

16 Sep 2021|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ACINO INTERNATIONAL AG

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2021|United Arab Emirates|Consumer Lending

Target: DEEM FINANCE

Bidder: GARGASH GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Dec 2021|United Arab Emirates|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: TAQA / ADNOC / MUBADALA JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ABU DHABI NATIONAL ENERGY COMPANY (TAQA)

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 2.25 B

Value

25 Mar 2022|Singapore|Food Products

Target: OLAM AGRI

Bidder: SAUDI AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK INVESTMENT COMPANY (SALIC)

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 939 M

Value

31 Mar 2022|Cyprus|Food Products

Target: UNIFRUTTI

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2022|United Arab Emirates|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: DUBAI CREEK HARBOUR

Bidder: EMAAR PROPERTIES

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.68 B

Value

19 Jan 2022|Singapore|Medical Services

Target: PATHOLOGY ASIA HOLDINGS

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2022|Spain|Transportation Services

Target: NOATUM LOGISTICS SA

Bidder: ABU DHABI PORTS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 577 M

Value

10 Oct 2023|United Arab Emirates|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: DANZAS AEI EMIRATES

Bidder: DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Dec 2023|France|Travel and Tourism

Target: KARAVEL

Bidder: ADNEC GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2024|Chile|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: VERFRUT

Bidder: UNIFRUTTI

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

15 Target | 7 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2024|Peru|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: AVOAMERICA PERU

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2024|United Arab Emirates|Pipelines

Target: ADNOC OIL PIPELINES

Bidder: LUNATE

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2024|Greece|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: TERNA ENERGY SA

Bidder: ABU DHABI FUTURE ENERGY COMPANY (MASDAR)

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.86 B

Value

13 Jan 2025|United Arab Emirates|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: ARAMEX

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 983 M

Value