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Gulf investors have announced or completed over USD 24 bn in transactions in Europe <\/strong>so far this year<\/strong>, a sharp increase from the USD 4.9 bn recorded during the same period last year, Reuters<\/a> reports. Among them is Adnoc\u2019s ongoing pursuit<\/a> to acquire German chemical firm Covestro, which, if successful, will mark the largest acquisition of a European firm by a Middle Eastern buyer in 16 years. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s driving the surge? <\/strong>European companies have relatively low company valuations compared to the US, which, coupled with a favorable regulatory environment, is making \u201cMiddle East strategic investors much more confident investing in Europe,\u201d David Martin, corporate partner at Linklaters told Reuters. The investments are also welcomed, being met with \u201ca need in Europe, especially on some of the very large infrastructure projects, for deep pocketed investors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There are caveats: <\/strong>Increased protectionism and concerns over foreign security have meant more scrutiny into Gulf investments (which ultimately led to the scrapping<\/a> of Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI\u2019s acquisition of the Telegraph).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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