North America’s construction & real estate industry saw a drop of 11.36% in deal activity during February 2022 – DesignBuild Network

North America’s construction & real estate industry saw a drop of 11.36% in deal activity during February 2022, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by Monarch Alternative Capital’s $5.93bn private equity deal with Paramount Group, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

A total of 78 construction & real estate industry deals worth $27.5bn were announced for the region in February 2022, against the 12-month average of 88 deals.

Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in February 2022 with 47 transactions, representing a 60.3% share for the region.

In second place was venture financing with 16 deals, followed by private equity deals with 15 transactions, respectively capturing a 20.5% and 19.2% share of the overall deal activity for the month.

In terms of value of deals, private equity was the leading category in North America’s construction & real estate industry with $20.53bn, while M&A and venture financing deals totalled $6.45bn and $497.86m, respectively.

North America construction & real estate industry deals in February 2022: Top deals

The top five construction & real estate deals accounted for 84.6% of the overall value during February 2022.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate deals stood at $23.26bn, against the overall value of $27.5bn recorded for the month.

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

1) Monarch Alternative Capital $5.93bn private equity deal with Paramount Group

2) The $5.8bn acquisition of Preferred Apartment Communities by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

3) Dubilier & Rice and Clayton $4.28bn private equity deal for 51% stake in Cornerstone Building Brands

4) The $3.8bn private equity of Capital Automotive Real Estate Services by Ares Alternative Credit and Ares Real Estate Group

5) KPS Capital Partners $3.45bn private equity deal with Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope

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