Total Construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals worth $5.3bn were announced globally in May 2022, led by GIC and Greystar Real Estate Partners’ $4.17bn private equity deal with Student Roost, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 46.01% over the previous month of $3.63bn and a rise of 59.6% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $3.32bn.

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 $4.23bn. At the country level, the UK topped the list in terms of deal value at $4.17bn.

In terms of volumes, Europe emerged as the top region for Construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals globally, followed by Asia-Pacific and then North America.

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The top country in terms of cross border M&A deals activity in May 2022 was Germany with five deals, followed by the Norway with four and the US with four.

In 2022, as of May, Construction & real estate cross border M&A deals worth $14.17bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 38.4% year on year.

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

The top five cross border M&A deals accounted for 100% of the overall value during May 2022.

The combined value of the top five Construction & real estate cross border M&A deals stood at $5.3bn, against the overall value of $5.3bn recorded for the month.

The top five Construction & real estate industry cross border M&A 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 $928m acquisition of Kaycan by Saint-Gobain

3) GDH Teem (Holdings) $115.16m acquisition deal with Guangzhou Tianyuan Investment ManagementLimited

4) The $64.89m acquisition of 48.8% stake in Etalon Group by JSFC Sistema

5) Apatite Hong Kong Storage II Holdings $26.93m acquisition deal with Emwell