Europe’s construction & real estate industry saw a rise of 6.56% in deal activity during May 2021, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by Vonovia’s $36.42bn acquisition of Deutsche Wohnen, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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A total of 65 construction & real estate industry deals worth $43.9bn were announced for the region in May 2021, against the 12-month average of 61 deals.
Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in May 2021 with 50 transactions, representing a 76.9% share for the region.
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By GlobalDataIn second place was private equity with 11 deals, followed by venture financing deals with four transactions, respectively capturing a 16.9% and 6.2% share of the overall deal activity for the month.
In terms of value of deals, M&A was the leading category in Europe’s construction & real estate industry with $40.85bn, while private equity and venture financing deals totalled $2.87bn and $143.55m, respectively.
Europe construction & real estate industry deals in May 2021: Top deals
The top five construction & real estate deals accounted for 98.4% of the overall value during May 2021.
The combined value of the top five construction & real estate deals stood at $43.18bn, against the overall value of $43.9bn recorded for the month.
The top five construction & real estate industry deals of May 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) Vonovia’s $36.42bn acquisition of Deutsche Wohnen
2) The $2.84bn private equity deal with John Laing Group by KKRInc
3) Brighton Bidco’s $2.13bn acquisition of St. Modwen Properties
4) The $1.25bn acquisition of Chryso by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
5) sprav. spol., Tatra Asset Management and Wood & Company Investicni Spolecnost’s acquisition of 60% stake in Aupark for $548.73m.
