Total construction & real estate industry cross border M&A deals worth $16.9bn were announced globally in Q1 2021, led by SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.a.r.l’s $5.19bn acquisition of CA Immobilien Anlagen, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 5.8% over the previous quarter of $15.97bn and a rise of 51.6% when compared with the last four-quarter average, which stood at $11.15bn.

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 $6.96bn. At the country level, the Austria topped the list in terms of deal value at $5.61bn.

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.

The top country in terms of cross border M&A deals activity in Q1 2021 was the US with 16 deals, followed by the UK with 11 and China with seven.

In 2021, at the end of , cross border M&A deals worth $16.9bn were announced globally in construction & real estate industry, marking an increase of 12.1% year on year.

Cross Border M&A deals in construction & real estate industry in Q1 2021: Top deals

The top five cross border M&A deals in construction & real estate industry accounted for 74.02% of the overall value during Q1 2021.

The combined value of the top deals stood at $12.51bn, against the overall value of $16.9bn recorded for the quarter.

The top five construction & real estate industry cross border construction & real estate deals of Q1 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.a.r.l’s $5.19bn acquisition of CA Immobilien Anlagen

2) The $3.4bn acquisition of Firestone Building ProductsLLC by LafargeHolcim

3) Kaisa Group Holdings’ $1.99bn acquisition of Hong Da Development & Investment Holding

4) The $989.76m acquisition of 50% stake in Shanghai Xinbao Enterprise Management by Caribbean Hero (HK)

5) Jiayuan International Group’s acquisition of 100% stake in Luyuan Investment Holdings for $934.57m.