Total construction & real estate industry deals for September 2019 worth $21.7bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

The value marked a decrease of 5.7% over the previous month and a rise of 44.2% when compared with the last 12-month average of $15.06bn.

In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a drop of 4.4% over the last 12-month average with 194 deals against the average of 203 deals.

In value terms, North America led the activity with deals worth $9.63bn.

Construction & real estate deals in September 2019: Top deals

The top five construction & real estate deals accounted for 60.5% of the overall value during September 2019.

The combined value of the top five construction & real estate deals stood at $13.13bn, against the overall value of $21.7bn recorded for the month.

The top five construction & real estate industry deals of September 2019 tracked by GlobalData were:

1. The Blackstone Group’s $4.66bn private equity deal with Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust

2. The $2.91bn acquisition of Hembla by Vonovia

3. J2 Acquisition’s $2.9bn acquisition of APi Group

4. The $1.36bn asset transaction with Galliford Try by Bovis Homes

5. Brookfield Business Partners’ private equity deal with Brand Industrial Services for $1.3bn.