Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals worth $8.2bn were announced in North America in October 2021, led by Iris Acquisition II’s $5.7bn acquisition of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 1088.9% over the previous month of $690.53m and a rise of 60.04% when compared with the last 12-month average of $5.13bn.
North America held a 51.06% share of the global construction & real estate industry M&A deal value that totalled $16.08bn in October 2021. With a 35.45% share and deals worth $5.7bn, Canada was the top country in North America’s M&A deal value across construction & real estate industry.
In terms of M&A deal activity, North America recorded 53 deals during October 2021, marking a flat growth over the previous month and a drop of 1.85% over the 12-month average. The US recorded 47 deals during the month.

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By GlobalDataNorth America construction & real estate industry M&A deals in October 2021: Top deals
The top five construction & real estate industry M&A deals accounted for 100% of the overall value during October 2021.
The combined value of the top five construction & real estate deals stood at $8.21bn, against the overall value of $8.2bn recorded for the month.
The top five construction & real estate industry M&A deals of October 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Iris Acquisition II $5.7bn acquisition deal with Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust
2) The $1.68bn acquisition of Atrium European Real Estate by Gazit Hercules 2020
3) Fibra Plus $495.3m acquisition deal with Fibra HD Servicios SC
4) The $300m acquisition of Building Engines by Jones Lang LaSalle
5) Clough North America Holding $28.25m acquisition deal with JJ White