Top 10 Private Equity Investors in Construction Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Volume
KKR & Co Inc, Brookfield Asset Management Inc, Blackstone Inc, Macquarie Group Ltd, and Allianz SE are among the top 5 private equity investors in the construction industry in 2021 by deal volume. In terms of the geographic split, 6 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 private equity investors in the construction industry are headquartered in North America, while 3 are based in Europe, and the remaining 1 is based in Asia. They employed a total of 189,711 people in 2021. The Blackstone-Dexus Australian Logistics Trust deal was one of the major deals in the construction sector in 2021. Blackstone Inc is a US-based global investment firm that provides a range of asset management and capital markets services. The company also offers financial security to sovereign wealth funds, retirees, and other institutional and individual investors. It has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 49% stake in Dexus Australian Logistics Trust, an Australia-based open-ended unlisted trust that invests in logistics properties, from GIC, a Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund, for a consideration of AUD2.1 billion ($1.5 billion). The Warburg Pincus-TRC Companies deal was another major deal in the construction sector in 2021. Warburg Pincus LLC is a private equity firm that focuses on growth investing. It provides early-stage financing, complementary add-on acquisitions, and transformative combinations pursuing services. The strategic investment will support the continuation of the TRC's growth initiatives including scaling the company’s compliance-focused engineering and consulting services as part of broader decarbonization efforts. As part of this transaction, New Mountain Capital has successfully exited its investment in TRC after supporting a period of significant business building and growth investments to transform the company and position TRC for continued growth and success in the future. The deal was completed in Q4 2021.