Total Construction & real estate industry cross border deals worth $12.2bn were announced globally for May 2022, with the $4.17bn private equity deal with Student Roost being the sector’s biggest investment, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 94.6% over the previous month of $6.29bn and a rise of 81.3% when compared with the last 12-month average of $6.75bn.

In terms of number of cross border deals, the sector saw a flat growth with 59 deals in May 2022 when compared to the last 12-month average of 59 deals.

In value terms, Europe led the activity with cross border deals worth $6.73bn in May 2022.

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

The top five cross border deals accounted for 94.1% of the overall value during May 2022.

The combined value of the top five cross border deals stood at $11.51bn, against the overall value of $12.2bn recorded for the month.

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

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

2) The $3.8bn private equity of Watermark Lodging Trust by Brookfield Asset Management

3) Inclusive Capital Partners $2.41bn private equity deal with Countryside Partnerships

4) The $928m acquisition of Kaycan by Saint-Gobain

5) Ferrovial and Macquarie Asset Management Holding $215m private equity deal with Inspiration Mobility