Magazine date:
Feb 2023 
Mergers and acquisitions [4] in the Middle East and Africa insurance sector have increased by 41.2% in 2022, according to a study conducted by Clyde & Co. A total of 24 deals were completed in the past year against 17 in 2021.
The number of global insurance M&A deals reached 449 in 2022 compared to 418 a year earlier, which represents a 7.4% growth.
M&A transactions trends in the MEA region (2009-2022)
| Year | Number of transactions | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First half | Second half | ||
| 2022 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2011 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2010 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | 14 |