Total construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals worth $1.1bn were announced globally in March 2022, led by IWG’s $421.22m acquisition of The Instant Group, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 63.1% over the previous month of $2.93bn and a drop of 69% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $3.48bn.

Comparing cross border M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $863.31m. At the country level, the UK topped the list in terms of deal value at $545.9m.

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 March 2022 was the UK with seven deals, followed by the US with four and Ireland with two.

In 2022, as of March, construction & real estate cross border M&A deals worth $4.94bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 73% year on year.

construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals in March 2022: Top deals

The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 91.7% of the overall value during March 2022.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate cross border M&A deals stood at $991.8m, against the overall value of $1.1bn recorded for the month.

The top five construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals of March 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) IWG $421.22m acquisition deal with The Instant Group

2) The $209.31m acquisition of 35% stake in C&D Property Management Group by C&D International Investment Group

3) Recticel $181.33m acquisition deal with Trimo

4) The $124.69m acquisition of R&F Properties VS (UK) by Next Talent Developments

5) DoveVivo $55.24m acquisition deal with Chez Nestor