Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals worth $3.9bn were announced globally in September 2022, led by Vistry Group’s $1.5bn acquisition of Countryside Partnerships, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked a decrease of 12.1% over the previous month of $4.39bn and a drop of 77.4% when compared with the last 12-month average, which stood at $17.07bn.

Comparing M&A deals value in different regions of the globe, Europe held the top position, with total announced deals in the period worth $2.37bn. At the country level, the UK topped the list in terms of deal value at $1.7bn.

In terms of volumes, Europe emerged as the top region for construction & real estate industry M&A deals globally, followed by North America and then Asia-Pacific.

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The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in September 2022 was the US with 40 deals, followed by the China with 22 and the UK with 11.

In 2022, as of September, construction & real estate M&A deals worth $141.43bn were announced globally, marking an increase of 30.8% year on year.

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

The top five M&A deals accounted for 75.4% of the overall value during September 2022.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate M&A deals stood at $2.91bn, against the overall value of $3.9bn recorded for the month.

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

1) Vistry Group’s $1.5bn acquisition deal with Countryside Partnerships

2) The $577.08m acquisition of 14.5% stake in HOCHTIEF by Actividades de Construccion y Servicios

3) Qassim Cement’s $377.88m acquisition deal with Hail Cement

4) The $275.68m acquisition of 40% stake in Guangxi Logan Guiwu Expressway by NWS Holdings

5) Chinachem Group’s $183.1m acquisition deal with Farringdon East (Jersey)