Total construction & real estate industry deals worth $52.4bn were announced globally for May 2021, with the $36.42bn acquisition of Deutsche Wohnen being the sector’s biggest investment, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 683% over the previous month of $6.69bn and a rise of 227.2% when compared with the last 12-month average of $16.01bn.
In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a drop of 1.98% with 198 deals in May 2021 when compared to the last 12-month average of 202 deals.
In value terms, Europe led the activity with deals worth $43.86bn in May 2021.
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By GlobalDataConstruction & Real Estate industry deals in May 2021: Top deals
The top five deals accounted for 87.9% of the overall value during May 2021.
The combined value of the top five deals stood at $46.03bn, against the overall value of $52.4bn recorded for the month.
The top five construction & real estate industry deals of May 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Vonovia’s $36.42bn acquisition of Deutsche Wohnen
2) The $3.4bn acquisition of Monmouth Real Estate Investment by Equity Commonwealth
3) KKRInc’s $2.84bn private equity deal with John Laing Group
4) The $2.13bn acquisition deal of St. Modwen Properties by Brighton Bidco
5) Compagnie de Saint-Gobain’s acquisition deal with Chryso for $1.25bn.