Total construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals worth $5.2bn were announced globally in January 2021, led by LafargeHolcim’s $3.4bn acquisition of Firestone Building ProductsLLC, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 14.3% over the previous month of $6.07bn and a rise of 23.2% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $4.22bn.

Comparing cross border M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, North America held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $3.43bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $3.43bn.

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

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The top country in terms of cross border M&A deals activity in January 2021 was the US with eight deals, followed by the UK with three and Austria with three.

In 2021, as of January, construction & real estate cross border M&A deals worth $5.2bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 472.9% year on year.

construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals in January 2021: Top deals

The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 96% of the overall value during January 2021.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate cross border M&A deals stood at $4.99bn, against the overall value of $5.2bn recorded for the month.

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

1) LafargeHolcim’s $3.4bn acquisition of Firestone Building ProductsLLC

2) The $934.57m acquisition of Luyuan Investment Holdings by Jiayuan International Group

3) Aggregate Holdings’ $267.42m acquisition of Immofinanz

4) The $247.31m acquisition of Beijing Fraser Suites Real Estate Management by Shanghai Fu Ting

5) Aggregate Holdings’ acquisition of Sparkassen Immobilien for $145.38m.