Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals worth $16.1bn were announced globally in October 2021, led by Iris Acquisition II’s $5.7bn acquisition of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 153.5% over the previous month of $6.35bn and a rise of 13% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $14.23bn.

Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $8.21bn. At the country level, the Canada topped the list in terms of deal value at $5.7bn.

In terms of volumes, Europe emerged as the top region for construction & real estate industry M&A deals globally, followed by North America and then Asia-Pacific.

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The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in October 2021 was the US with 47 deals, followed by the China with 21 and Sweden with 11.

In 2021, as of October, construction & real estate M&A deals worth $137.65bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 74.1% year on year.

construction & real estate industry M&A deals in October 2021: Top deals

The top five M&A deals accounted for 73.3% of the overall value during October 2021.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate M&A deals stood at $11.79bn, against the overall value of $16.1bn recorded for the month.

The top five construction & real estate industry M&A deals of October 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Iris Acquisition II $5.7bn acquisition deal with Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

2) The $2.12bn acquisition of Aventus Group by Home Consortium and HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

3) Gazit Hercules 2020 $1.68bn acquisition deal with Atrium European Real Estate

4) The $1.34bn acquisition of Cromology by DuluxGroup

5) Aquaman Hong Kong $942.76m acquisition deal with Chengdu Polar Ocean IndustrialLimited,Qingdao Polar Ocean WorldLimited,Tianjin Polar TravelLimited and Wuhan Polar Ocean World InvestmentLimited