Navigate your next big move with legal precision

Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring

Whether you’re acquiring, merging, selling, or restructuring, we bring clarity, strategy, and compliance to every transaction in Saudi Arabia.

In a transforming market, deal success depends on legal foresight

As Vision 2030 accelerates sector consolidation and foreign investment, Saudi Arabia is seeing a surge in mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring. But growth without legal alignment is risky. We help companies structure clean, compliant, and strategically sound transactions, whether it’s a cross-border acquisition, a family business succession, or a government-backed divestiture.

Why Ittika for M&A work?

Deal success is about more than closing; it’s about sustainability

Cross-border fluency

We negotiate and draft with a dual legal lens: Saudi law + international best practices.

Vision 2030-ready

We align deal strategy with sectoral shifts, privatizations, and investment incentives.

Local legal authority alignment

We coordinate directly with CMA, MCI, and ZATCA to fast-track approvals and avoid delays.

Complex restructuring experience

Whether financial, operational, or governance-based, we know how to legally recalibrate your entity with minimal disruption.

Our M&A & restructuring services

Legal Due Diligence

Corporate structure, contracts, liabilities, IP, compliance, employment, and regulatory exposure audits

Transaction Structuring & Documentation

SPA, APA, SHA, JV agreements, earn-outs, and multi-party deal frameworks in Arabic + English Saudization and sector-specific rules

Regulatory Approvals & Notifications

CMA clearance, MCI filings, GAC competition clearance, and foreign ownership approvals (if applicable)

Restructuring & Carve-Outs

Entity redesign, asset separation, transfer pricing alignment, and internal spin-offs

Joint Ventures & Partnerships

Structuring profit-sharing models, dispute clauses, exit mechanics, and governance frameworks

Family Business Transitions

Ownership succession plans, holding entity design, dispute-prevention mechanisms, and advisory board setup

FAQs on M&A and restructuring in Saudi Arabia

From due diligence to regulatory approvals, these FAQs address the most frequently asked questions companies face when pursuing mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring in the Kingdom.

Most deals require clearance from the General Authority for Competition (GAC). Public or foreign-involved transactions may also require CMA or MISA approvals.

Yes, in many sectors, especially under updated MISA regulations. We guide you through ownership eligibility and licensing adjustments.

Typically 2–4 months, but timing varies depending on due diligence complexity, regulatory response times, and negotiation dynamics.

It requires a blend of legal, governance, and succession planning, often involving family charter development, trust structures, or redesign of holding companies.

Let’s start with clarity

Strategic deals need strategic legal minds

Talk to our transaction advisory team about how we can structure your next move with clarity
and control.

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