Vivid activity observed in the US construction and real estate sectors
Vivid activity observed in the US construction and real estate sectors

Vivid activity observed in the US construction and real estate sectors

A total of 107 construction & real estate industry deals worth $4.2billion were announced for the region in January 2022.
Eirini Theofanidou
24.02.2022

North America’s construction & real estate industry saw a rise of 27.38% in deal activity during January 2022, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust’s $3.7bn acquisition of Resource REIT, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

A total of 107 construction & real estate industry deals worth $4.2billion were announced for the region in January 2022, against the 12-month average of 84 deals.

Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in January 2022 with 77 transactions, representing a 72% share for the region.

In second place was private equity with 19 deals, followed by venture financing deals with 11 transactions, respectively capturing a 17.8% and 10.3% share of the overall deal activity for the month.

In terms of value of deals, M&A was the leading category in North America’s construction & real estate industry with $4.1billion, while venture financing and private equity deals totalled $63.36million and $40million, respectively.

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

1) Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust $3.7billion acquisition deal with Resource REIT

2) The $195million acquisition of PETILLO by Sterling ConstructionInc

3) Landsea Homes $179.3million acquisition deal with Hanover Family Builders

4) The $40m private equity deal for 35% stake in Banner Oak Capital Partners by Pacific Current Group

5) Byers Capital,Founders Fund,Initialized Capital,Khosla Ventures,LenX and Zigg Capital $30million venture financing deal with Culdesac


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(source:designbuild)