Wall Street Firms Bolster Gulf Teams to Tackle Wartime M&A Surge

At the start of the regional war in February, Wall Street banks were grappling with the prospect of a protracted slowdown in the Middle East. Three months in, many firms are rushing to add bankers after local investors largely looked past the conflict and doubled down on dealmaking.

By Laura Gardner Cuesta, Dinesh Nair, Omar El Chmouri, Fareed Sahloul