Total construction & real estate industry deals worth $36.1bn were announced globally for August 2021, with the $17.2bn acquisition of MGM Growth Properties being the sector’s biggest investment, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 167.8% over the previous month of $13.47bn and a rise of 55.7% when compared with the last 12-month average of $23.17bn.
In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a drop of 14.88% with 183 deals in August 2021 when compared to the last 12-month average of 215 deals.
In value terms, North America led the activity with deals worth $22.32bn in August 2021.

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By GlobalDataconstruction & real estate industry deals in August 2021: Top deals
The top five deals accounted for 84.8% of the overall value during August 2021.
The combined value of the top five deals stood at $30.6bn, against the overall value of $36.1bn recorded for the month.
The top five construction & real estate industry deals of August 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) VICI Properties $17.2bn acquisition deal with MGM Growth Properties
2) The $5.2bn acquisition of ARA Asset Management by ESR Cayman
3) Castellum $4.1bn acquisition deal with Kungsleden
4) The $3.1bn acquisition of WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust
5) Apollo European Principal Finance Fund III $998.26m private equity deal with Ente Nazionale di Previdenza ed Assistenza dei Medici e degli Odontoiatri (ENPAM)