Thomson Reuters 2013 Investment Analysis

Thomson Reuters just released its full-year investment banking analysis for the Middle East region. During 2013, Middle Eastern investment banking fees reached US$722.2 million. 
 

According to the report, the value of announced M&A transactions with any Middle Eastern involvement reached US$43.4 billion during 2013, 7% more than the US$40.7 billion witnessed in the region during 2012, and marking the best full-year total since 2010.

Middle Eastern companies raised US$4.2 billion of equity during 2013, a 39% decline from 2012 (US$6.9 billion), while debt issuance reached US$8.1 billion during the fourth quarter of 2013, up 82% from the previous quarter.