The Middle East and North Africa region continued to demonstrate healthy activity and investor interest, with 11 IPOs raising $700 million in total proceeds. The IPO pipeline remains strong, with 19 companies and funds intending to list on the region’s exchanges.
Kamco Invest, a regional non-banking financial powerhouse, has announced that its private equity team has acquired a stake in Unifonic, a leading customer engagement platform and SaaS provider in the Mena region.
Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed & Sons Company (SAR), a key Saudi provider of integrated construction materials, mining, and industrial spare-parts solutions, has announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) and the listing of its ordinary shares on the Main Market of the Saudi Exchange.
The GCC region witnessed the launch of 40 initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2025 that raised a total of $5.1 billion in proceeds, said a report. Saudi Arabia led the region raising a total of $4.1 billion, which constituted 79% of the total GCC IPO proceeds during the year.
