Market Forum (MMF), which will be held in Dubai today (March 3) will be focusing on developments within regional and global markets. Bringing together leading companies of the region and world leading investment banks, the forum will provide a forward analysis of the main deal drivers that will translate into transactions likely to be seen in MENA in the foreseeable future. This year's MMF forum, with leading banks from Central and Latin America, US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania will bring bespoke strategies to leading companies of the MENA region based on their geographical and sector interests. Strategies for diverse sectors ranging from Healthcare, Energy, ICT, Education, Real Estate and many more will be considered with opportunities spanning across six continents through one-on-one meetings and extensive peer discussions. This Forum will be hosted by Swicorp, in cooperation with M&A International, the world's largest organization of independent M&A consultancies and investment banking firms. Commenting on the conference, Kamel Lazaar, Swicorp's chairman, said that "the conference aims to bring Investment Banking firms from around the world and key regional players to exchange ideas on how to tackle the common challenges that global markets are facing today." He added "with the sensible uncertainty that has been felt in regional markets due to low oil prices, this conference will provide solutions that can be seen as hedges to these challenges." M&A International is the world's oldest and largest organization of independent M&A consultancies as well as investment banking firms with over 650 consultants worldwide in close to 50 countries that offer a global coverage by providing access to a variety of local strategic and financial investors. In the last five years, M&A International closed over 1,400 transactions totaling more than $75 billion in transaction value. — SG
