Europe’s construction & real estate industry saw a drop of 38.89% in cross border deal activity during October 2022, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by Carlyle Europe Partners V’s $490.12m private equity deal with 70% stake in Grupo Garnica Plywood, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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A total of 22 construction & real estate industry cross border deals worth $919.9m were announced for the region in October 2022, against the 12-month average of 36 deals.

Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in October 2022 with 19 transactions, representing an 86.4% share for the region.

In second place was private equity with three deals capturing a 13.6% and % share of the overall cross border deal activity for the month.

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In terms of value of cross border deals, private equity was the leading category in Europe’s construction & real estate industry with $519.28m, followed by M&A deals totalled $400.65m.

Europe construction & real estate industry cross border deals in October 2022: Top deals

The top five construction & real estate cross border deals accounted for 96.8% of the overall value during October 2022.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate cross border deals stood at $890.76m, against the overall value of $919.9m recorded for the month.

The top five construction & real estate industry cross border deals of October 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Carlyle Europe Partners V’s $490.12m private equity deal for 70% stake in Grupo Garnica Plywood

2) The $229.88m acquisition of DPS Engineering by Arcadis

3) G-Group’s $96.61m asset transaction deal with Bonava

4) The $43.28m acquisition of Billi, Billi (UK) and Billi Australia by Strix

5) Thermador Groupe’s $30.89m acquisition deal with DPI