As a regional firm with global standards, EFG-Hermes is the ideal partner for investors in the MENA region, having successfully completed approximately USD $10 billion in M&A transactions since 2000. Our range of services offered include: identifying potential acquisition / divestiture targets, creating detailed valuation analysis and transactional structures, deal execution and developing fairness opinion.

Below are examples of the Firms most notable M&A transactions:


Date
Acquirer
Target
Country
Industry
Size in US$
December 2007
Ahli United Bank
Alliance Housing Bank
Banking
132,000,000
November 2007
Dubai Financial
TAIB
UEA
Banking
171,000,000
November 2007
El Sewedy Cables
ISKRAEMECO
Slovenia
Building Materials
55,800,000
November 2007
Citadel Capital
Al Rashidi Al Mizan Confectionary Co.
F&B
60,000,000
November 2007
National Bank of Kuwait
Al Watany Bank of Egypt
Banking
1,018,838,820
September 2007
Leighton Holdings
Al Habtoor Engineering
UEA
Building Materials
862,000,000
June 2007
Abraaj Capital
Egyptian Fertilizers Company
Fertilizers
1,410,000,000
March 2007
Tencate
Mattex
UEA
Consumer Durables
178,000,000
October 2006
Telecom Egypt
23.5% Vodafone Egypt
Telecom
981,369,983
February 2006
Oriental Weaver
Several subsidiaries &
related companies
Consumer Durables
278,266,314
February 2006
REXAM
ECANCO
Industrial
108,000,000
September 2005
BLOM BANK
MRB
Banking
102,253,000
August 2005
Societe Generale Group
Misr International Bank
Banking
422,000,000
August 2005
Suez Cement
ASEC Cement Co.
Building Material
590,000,000
July 2005
Consortium Led by
Citadel Capital
Egyptian Fertilizers Company
Fertilizers
739,000,000
March 2005
Ciments Francais
Suez Cement
Building Material
405,250,440
July 2004
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation
Saudi Communications Commission
Advisory on sale of
New GSM License
Telecom
3,500,000,000
December 2003
Egyptian TRA, MobiNil, Vodafone Egypt
Egyptian 3rd GSM license
Telecom
396,800,000
December 2003
Telecom Egypt
25.5% Vodafone Egypt
Telecom
228,052,800
April 2003
Kraft Foods International
(A Subsidiary of Altria Group)
Family Nutrition
Food & Beverages
76,883,276
April 2003
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation
Bahrain 2nd GSM License
Telecom
NA
December 2002
Mobile Telecommunications Company
Jordan Mobile Telephone Services Co.
Telecom
423,900,000
November 2002
ACCOR
Al Gezirah Hotels & Tourism Company
Tourism
39,150,216
October 2002
Pharco Pharmaceuticals
Amriya Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals
54,266,157
September 2002
Heineken International B.V.
Al Ahram Beverages Company (ABC)
Food & Beverages
286,860,000
November 2001
Ciments Francais
Suez Cement
Building Material
191,100,703
September 2001
The Arab Swiss Engineering Company
Helwan Portland Cement Co.
Building Material
299,253,775
May 2001
Egyptian distribution Group S.A.E (Edge)
J Sainsbury plc
Retail
Undisclosed Amount
January 2001
PepsiCo.
Chipsy Food Industries
Food & Beverages
108,364,790
August 2000
Holcim
Egyptian Cement Company
Building Material
104,651,163
March 2000
Cimentos de Portugal, SGPS
Ameryah Cement Company
Building Material
481,640,580
January 2000
Arab Banking Corporation
Egypt Arab African Bank
Banking
103,488,372
January 2000
Orascom Telecom Holdings
Telecel International (BVI)Ltd
12 African Countries
Telecom
160,000,000
December 1999
Suez Cement
Tourah Cement
Building Material
380,116,959
November 1999
Cimentos de Mexico
Assuit Cement Company.
Building Material
321,637,427
June 1999
Pirelli SpA
Alexandria Tires Company
Industrial
54,634,807
June 1999
Orascom Telecom Holdings
Jordan Mobile Telephone Services Company
Telecom
143,934,894
December 1998
Lafarge Titan
The Jordan Cement Factories
Building Material
100,531,225
December 1998
Glaxo Wellcome Egypt
Amoun Pharmaceuticals Industries Company
Pharmaceuticals
117,302,053
December 1998
Shaher Group
National Tobacco Enterprises (Ethiopia)
Tobacco
35,700,000
May 1998
Vodafone plc.
Second Egyptian GSM License
Telecom
516,176,471
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