Top 10 Financial Advisors in Construction Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, and Bank of America Corp are among the top 5 financial advisors in the construction industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 7 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 financial advisors in the construction industry are headquartered in North America and the remaining 3 are based in Europe. They employed a total of 1,325,710 people in 2021. IWG Plc-The Instant Group deal was a major deal in the construction sector in 2021. Barclays Bank PLC and HSBC Bank plc acted as advisors to IWG in this transaction. IWG plc (IWG) a Switzerland-based provider of coworking, office, and meeting spaces, has announced to acquire a stake in The Instant Group, a UK-based provider of flexible workspace solutions. The purchase consideration will be between $355 million to $421 million. The deal was completed in Q1 2022. Benedict Real Estate-Hibernia REIT plc deal was another major deal in the construction sector in 2021. Credit Suisse is acting as a joint financial adviser and corporate broker to Hibernia REIT. Benedict Real Estate Bidco Limited (Bidco), a subsidiary of Brookfield real estate private funds, has acquired the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Hibernia REIT plc, a real estate investment trust, for EUR1.634 per share in cash. The deal was completed in Q1 2022. Faurecia SA- HELLA GmbH & Co KGaA deal was a major deal in the construction sector in 2021. Bank of America provided a fair opinion to the Board of Directors of Faurecia. Faurecia SA, a France-based company that manufacturers of automotive equipment, has acquired a 79.5% stake in HELLA GmbH & Co KGaA (HELLA), a Germany-based company that develops and manufactures lighting and electronic components and systems for the automotive industry. The EUR5.3 billion deal at an estimated total enterprise value of EUR6.7 billion for 100% of Hella was completd in Q1 2022.