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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By GlobalDataIn 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