aliarabia.com ChartBook: MENA PE Deals Dry Up

Private equity (PE) activity in the MENA region remained slow for the second consecutive month, in April, according to Al Masah Capital research. “The first month of 2Q 2011 witnessed just one deal compared to four during the same period last year. Al Masah Capital announced the completion of its first transaction, through its healthcare investment company.

“However, the future outlook for private equity activity is very promising, given the recent developments in the region, and their long term positive effects on the investment and business climate, as more transparency and less corruption will be adhered to in the region, in addition to the governments’ need to increase the private sector participation in the infrastructure projects to decrease the burden on the fiscal deficit in countries such as Tunisia, Egypt, etc,” says Al Masah Capital.

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