Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals worth $3.9bn were announced globally in October 2022, led by San Miguel’s $1.65bn acquisition of 88.5% stake in Eagle Cement, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 6.8% over the previous month of $4.13bn and a drop of 77.1% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $16.83bn.

Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Asia-Pacific held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $2.7bn. At the country level, the Philippines topped the list in terms of deal value at $1.65bn.

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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The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in October 2022 was the US with 60 deals, followed by the Japan with 11 and the UK with 11.

In 2022, as of October, construction & real estate M&A deals worth $145.57bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 34.9% year on year.

construction & real estate industry M&A deals in October 2022: Top deals

The top five M&A deals accounted for 74.9% of the overall value during October 2022.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate M&A deals stood at $2.88bn, against the overall value of $3.9bn recorded for the month.

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

1) San Miguel’s $1.65bn acquisition deal for 88.5% stake in Eagle Cement

2) The $416.9m acquisition of 12.2% stake in Castellum by Akelius Residential Property

3) Shenzhen Baokai Investment Holdings’s $323.64m acquisition deal with Shantou Taisheng Technology

4) The $243.95m asset transaction of 45% stake in Shimao Group Holdings by Cinda Capital Management and Minmetals CapitalLtd

5) Wuhu Xinsida Investment Partnership Enterprise’s $243.95m acquisition deal for 45% stake in Nanjing Wanzhiyuan Real Estate