Total Construction & real estate industry deals worth $35.7bn were announced globally for May 2022, with the Adani Group $6.23bn acquisition deal for 63.1% stake in Ambuja Cements being the sector’s biggest investment, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 3.8% over the previous month of $34.41bn and a rise of 25.7% when compared with the last 12-month average of $28.4bn.

In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a drop of 7.02% with 225 deals in May 2022 when compared to the last 12-month average of 242 deals.

In value terms, Asia-Pacific led the activity with deals worth $14.54bn in May 2022.

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Construction & real estate industry deals in May 2022: Top deals

The top five deals accounted for 56.7% of the overall value during May 2022.

The combined value of the top five deals stood at $20.25bn, against the overall value of $35.7bn recorded for the month.

The top five Construction & real estate industry deals of May 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Adani Group $6.23bn acquisition deal for 63.1% stake in Ambuja Cements

2) The $4.17bn private equity deal with Student Roost by GIC and Greystar Real Estate Partners

3) Brookfield Asset Management $3.8bn private equity deal with Watermark Lodging Trust

4) The $3.06bn acquisition of Deutsche EuroShop by Hercules BidCo

5) Nucor $3bn acquisition deal with C.H.I. Overhead Doors