Mideast Buyers Defy Missile Strikes to Extend Global Deal Spree

Bloomberg · Mar 2, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Middle Eastern investors continued their global acquisition spree on Monday, unveiling a pair of big-ticket transactions and brushing off concerns that the Iran conflict could dent regional dealmaking activity at least in the short term.

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