GAC receives 112 economic concentration applications in Q2 2026

GAC issued no-objection for 76 applications during Q2 2026

The General Authority for Competition (GAC) received 112 economic concentration applications during the second quarter of 2026, up 29% from the same period last year.

 

The authority issued no-objection for 76 applications, it said in a recent report.

 

The average review period for economic concentration applications in Q2 2026 was four days, and the total value of the applications reached SAR 373.84 billion.

 

The acquisition applications involving foreign companies accounted for 75% of total transactions, compared with 25% for domestic companies during the same period.

 

Acquisition transactions represented 89% of total economic concentration deals, while joint ventures accounted for 8% and mergers for 3%.

 

Details of Economic Concentration Applications in Q3 2024

Application Type

Q2 2025

Q2 2026

YoY Change

Under-study

10

10

--

No-notification required

27

26

(4%)

No-objection

50

76

+52%

Total

87

112

+29%

 

The manufacturing sector accounted for the majority (34%) of total economic concentration applications in Q2 2026, followed by the information & telecommunications sector (12%), as shown in the following table:

 

Economic Concentration Applications by Sector

Segment

% to Total

Manufacturing

34%

Information & telecommunications

12%

Professional, scientific and technical activities

8%

Transportation & storage

8%

Other sectors

38%
 

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