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Economic concentration reports
Regulator-aligned economic concentration reports for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships across the GCC — built on locally sourced, continuously updated datasets.
Regulatory approval can decide the timeline — and the outcome — of a transaction. When companies merge, acquire, or enter strategic partnerships in the GCC, competition authorities expect a rigorous, evidence-based account of market concentration before they sign off. Global Markets delivers economic concentration reports purpose-built for that requirement, aligned with the standards of regulatory bodies across the GCC, with particular depth in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Why concentration analysis fails without local data
A concentration report is only as credible as the data beneath it. Regional markets are poorly served by off-the-shelf datasets: coverage is thin, definitions shift between sources, and much of the primary material exists only in Arabic. Global Markets works from its own robust, locally sourced datasets — painstakingly collected, interlinked, and continuously updated since 2010 through bottom-up field research conducted in Arabic and English. That foundation lets us quantify markets that generic databases cannot see.
What each report includes
Market size and share analysis
We quantify the overall market and the share held by each key player. The result is a clear, defensible view of where dominance or imbalance exists — and how the proposed transaction would change it.
Competitive landscape evaluation
A deep dive into direct and indirect market participants: who they are, how they operate, and where their expansion trajectories are heading. Regulators want evidence that competitive pressure will survive the deal; this section shows them the full field.
Macroeconomic and demographic context
Concentration dynamics never exist in a vacuum. Each report frames the market with the country-specific trends that shape it — population structure, income segments, and economic growth indicators — so the analysis reflects the market as it actually behaves.
When to commission a report
- Mergers that combine competitors or adjacent players in the same market
- Acquisitions that could raise questions of dominance or market imbalance
- Strategic partnerships subject to market competition regulations
Compliance first, strategy included
The immediate purpose of an economic concentration report is regulatory: meeting compliance mandates with confidence and giving authorities the evidence they require, in the format they expect. But the same analysis carries strategic weight. A rigorous view of market shares, competitors, and demand context gives deal teams visibility into the competitive environment they are about to enter — before the ink dries.
Engage us early in the transaction. The stronger the evidence base, the smoother the review.
Frequently asked questions
What is an economic concentration report?
It is an evidence-based analysis of market concentration — quantifying overall market size, each key player's share, the competitive landscape, and the macroeconomic and demographic context — prepared to align with the requirements of regulatory bodies across the GCC.
When does my business need one?
When undergoing a merger, acquisition, or strategic partnership subject to market competition regulations in the GCC, the report supports compliance with regulator requirements while giving you strategic visibility into your competitive environment.
What data does Global Markets base the report on?
On our own robust, locally sourced GCC datasets — painstakingly collected, interlinked, and continuously updated through bottom-up field research conducted in Arabic and English since 2010.
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