GulfMerger, set up in 2007, is an independent investment bank providing advisory services for mid-market mergers and acquisition deals. The bank is based in Kuwait, and has offices in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.
The company has kept a narrow focus and not expanded into other areas of investment banking. Yann Pavie, its founder and chief executive officer, says this approach has paid off for the firm, which was named by Euromoney as best M&A house in Kuwait in 2008 and 2010.
"We set up with a focus on mid-market M&A deals," he says. "We thought regional firms were trying to do...
