North America’s construction & real estate industry saw a drop of 12.09% in deal activity during May 2022, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by Brookfield Asset Management’s $3.8bn private equity deal with Watermark Lodging Trust, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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A total of 80 construction & real estate industry deals worth $8.6bn were announced for the region in May 2022, against the 12-month average of 91 deals.
Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in May 2022 with 56 transactions, representing a 70% share for the region.
In second place was private equity with 13 deals, followed by venture financing deals with 11 transactions, respectively capturing a 16.3% and 13.8% share of the overall deal activity for the month.

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By GlobalDataIn terms of value of deals, M&A was the leading category in North America’s construction & real estate industry with $4.3bn, while private equity and venture financing deals totalled $4.02bn and $289.4m, respectively.
North America construction & real estate industry deals in May 2022: Top deals
The top five construction & real estate deals accounted for 95.2% of the overall value during May 2022.
The combined value of the top five construction & real estate deals stood at $8.19bn, against the overall value of $8.6bn recorded for the month.
The top five construction & real estate industry deals of May 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Brookfield Asset Management $3.8bn private equity deal with Watermark Lodging Trust
2) The $3bn acquisition of C.H.I. Overhead Doors by Nucor
3) Saint-Gobain $928m acquisition deal with Kaycan
4) The $250.77m acquisition of Northern Mat & Bridge by Exchange Income
5) Ferrovial and Macquarie Asset Management Holding $215m private equity deal with Inspiration Mobility