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243 Opinion: The rise of startup acquisitions in the Middle East

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Mohamed Aboulnaga @ MENAbytes 1 place · 07/25/2021 08:22 EDT

Opinion: The rise of startup acquisitions in the Middle East

If you’re someone who follows the startup space in the Middle East & North Africa, you must have observed an uptick in notable mergers and acquisitions in 2021 compared to previous years. In the last two months alone, Tamer Group acquired Mumzworld, Aleph Holding acquired the majority in Connect Ads, Bevy acquired Eventtus, Halan merged ...

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