上季度中东和非洲油气行业跨境交易增加6.45%

据油气新闻3月12日消息称，根据GlobalData的交易数据库，2020年第四季度，随着Energean以4.05亿美元收购Energean以色列公司，中东和非洲油气行业的跨境交易活动比过去四季度平均水平增加了6.45%。

2020年第四季度，该地区共宣布33笔跨境交易，价值16.9亿美元，而过去四季度平均为31笔。

在所有交易类型中，2020年第四季度并购活动最多，为32宗，占该地区并购交易的96.9%。

第二名是私募股权，其中一笔交易占了本季度整体跨境交易活动的3.03%。

就跨境交易的价值而言，并购交易是以色列油气行业的领先类别，总额为14.4亿美元，其次是私募股权交易，总额为3000万美元。

2020年第四季度，五大跨境油气交易占总交易额的78.2%。

前五大跨境交易的总价值为13.2亿美元，而当季度总交易额为16.9亿美元。

曹海斌 摘译自 油气新闻

原文如下：

Middle East and Africa’s oil & gas industry saw a rise of 6.45% in cross border deal activity in Q4 2020

Led by Energean’s $405 million acquisition of Energean Israel, Middle East and Africa’s oil & gas industry saw a rise of 6.45% in cross border deal activity during Q4 2020, when compared to the last four-quarter average, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

A total of 33 cross border deals worth $1.69 billion were announced for the region during Q4 2020, against the last four-quarter average of 31 deals.

Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in Q4 2020 with 32, representing a 96.9% share for the region.

In second place was private equity with one deal capturing a 3.03% of the overall cross border deal activity for the quarter.

In terms of value of cross border deals, M&A was the leading category in Israel’s oil & gas industry with $1.44bn, followed by private equity deals totalled $30 million.

The top five oil & gas cross border deals accounted for a 78.2% share of the overall value during Q4 2020.

The combined value of the top five cross border deals stood at $1.32 billion, against the overall value of $1.69 billion recorded for the quarter.