Total construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals worth $1.2bn were announced globally in July 2021, led by Castellum’s $758.1m acquisition of Kielo, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked a decrease of 61.9% over the previous month of $3.12bn and a drop of 65.2% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $3.42bn.
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 $1.07bn. At the country level, the Finland topped the list in terms of deal value at $758.1m.
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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By GlobalDataThe top country in terms of cross border M&A deals activity in July 2021 was Germany with six deals, followed by the US with six and Norway with three.
In 2021, as of July, construction & real estate cross border M&A deals worth $24.76bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 11.6% year on year.
construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals in July 2021: Top deals
The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 95.5% of the overall value during July 2021.
The combined value of the top five construction & real estate cross border M&A deals stood at $1.14bn, against the overall value of $1.2bn recorded for the month.
The top five construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals of July 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Kielo $758.1m acquisition deal with Castellum
2) The $195.62m acquisition of Heimavellir Hf by Heimstaden
3) FPE Investments RE10,FPE Investments RE5,FPE Investments RE6 and Frankenthal $111.12m acquisition deal with Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust
4) Altrad Investment Authority acquisition of 98% stake in Valmec for $36.03m
5) The $36.03m acquisition of Big Youth Investments by STRG Holdings III