Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals worth $9.2bn were announced globally in July 2021, led by Gemini Jersey JV L.P’s $1.64bn acquisition of GCP Student Living, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked a decrease of 45.1% over the previous month of $16.67bn and a drop of 36.6% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $14.44bn.
Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $4.2bn. At the country level, the UK topped the list in terms of deal value at $2.97bn.
In terms of volumes, North America emerged as the top region for construction & real estate industry M&A deals globally, followed by Europe and then Asia-Pacific.

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By GlobalDataThe top country in terms of M&A deals activity in July 2021 was the US with 47 deals, followed by the China with 16 and the UK with 12.
In 2021, as of July, construction & real estate M&A deals worth $120.89bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 116.1% year on year.
construction & real estate industry M&A deals in July 2021: Top deals
The top five M&A deals accounted for 71.4% of the overall value during July 2021.
The combined value of the top five construction & real estate M&A deals stood at $6.53bn, against the overall value of $9.2bn recorded for the month.
The top five construction & real estate industry M&A deals of July 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) GCP Student Living $1.64bn acquisition deal with Gemini Jersey JV L.P
2) The $1.58bn acquisition of Henry by Carlisle Companies
3) Turner & Townsend $1.32bn acquisition deal for 60% stake in CBRE Titan AcquisitionLimited
4) The $758.1m acquisition of Kielo by Castellum
5) Shengdu Home Renovation $1.24bn acquisition deal with KE Holdings