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ReportSaudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)January 202524 pages36 min readOriginal source
Key number
$2,219 million
Total Disclosed Deal Value p.8
Largest segment
89%
Largest Sector by Value p.13
What changed
85%
Active PE Investors YoY Change p.17

Summary

  • Saudi Arabia private equity deal activity recovered in 2025 to 25 transactions, up from 19 in 2024, while total disclosed deal value declined to $2.2B from $2.8B.p.6
  • Buyouts regained dominance in deal flow, capturing 14 of the 25 total PE transactions and 89% of disclosed transaction value.p.6
  • Enterprise Software became the most active industry by deal volume with 5 transactions, while Media & Entertainment captured $1,970M in value.p.6
  • Investor participation grew by 85% year-over-year to 24 unique active PE investors, led by 17 domestic Saudi-based institutions.p.6
  • The top three disclosed transactions were driven by sectors including Media & Entertainment at $1,970M, Financial Services at $135M, and Healthcare at $114M.p.16

Key insights

  1. Private equity deal activity in Saudi Arabia increased from 19 transactions in 2024 to 25 transactions in 2025, showing early market normalization.p.8
  2. Disclosed PE transaction value decreased for the second consecutive year to $2,219M in 2025 from $2,815M in 2024.p.8
  3. Buyouts doubled from 7 transactions in 2024 to 14 in 2025, accounting for 56% of total deal volume.p.9
  4. PE Growth transaction share of disclosed value dropped to 11% in 2025, down from 18% in 2024.p.10
  5. Transactions larger than $200M represented only 4% of total transaction count in 2025, compared to 11% in 2024.p.11
  6. The $1.97B buyout of MBC Group by PIF alone represented 89% of total disclosed PE deal value in 2025.p.13
  7. Enterprise Software recorded 5 transactions in 2025 after having zero recorded private equity transactions in 2024.p.14
  8. Domestic Saudi investors expanded significantly to 17 active investors in 2025 from six in 2024.p.17
  9. Alareeb Holding and Cultural Assets Group were the most active repeat investors in 2025, executing 3 deals each.p.17
  10. Since inception, SVC has backed 65 private capital funds which have supported more than 1,000 startups and SMEs.p.20

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Topics and entities

GlobalM&A and exitsPrivate equitySME finance and lendingStartup fundingVenture capitalAlareeb HoldingArtal CapitalCultural Assets GroupGrowth Catalyst Investment CompanyMAGNiTTMBC GroupNational Development Fund (NDF)Public Investment Fund (PIF)Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)SME Bank

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