Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals worth $13.5bn were announced globally in November 2021, led by American Tower’s $10.1bn acquisition of CoreSite Realty, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 22.9% over the previous month of $17.54bn and a drop of 21.7% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $17.27bn.

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 $10.92bn. At the country level, the US topped the list in terms of deal value at $10.53bn.

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

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The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in November 2021 was the US with 46 deals, followed by the UK with ten and China with nine.

In 2021, as of November, construction & real estate M&A deals worth $186.39bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 80.4% year on year.

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

The top five M&A deals accounted for 86.2% of the overall value during November 2021.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate M&A deals stood at $11.65bn, against the overall value of $13.5bn recorded for the month.

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

1) American Tower $10.1bn acquisition deal with CoreSite Realty

2) The $509.4m acquisition of Bizspace by Sirius Real Estate

3) Interfor $386.95m acquisition deal with Eacom Timber

4) The $362.79m acquisition of 32.71% stake in Amasten Fastighets by SBB Vasteras

5) Heimstaden Bostad $295.78m acquisition deal with Kojamo