Total consumer industry deals worth $23.55bn were announced globally for March 2021, with the $6.2bn private equity deal with Crown Resorts being the sector’s biggest investment, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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The value marked an increase of 4.1% over the previous month of $22.62bn and a rise of 79.8% when compared with the last 12-month average of $13.1bn.
In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a rise of 20.54% with 399 deals in March 2021 when compared to the last 12-month average of 331 deals.
In value terms, North America led the activity with deals worth $9.51bn in March 2021.
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By GlobalDataConsumer industry deals in March 2021: Top deals
The top five deals accounted for 80% of the overall value during March 2021.
The combined value of the top five deals stood at $18.83bn, against the overall value of $23.55bn recorded for the month.
The top five consumer industry deals of March 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:
1) The Blackstone Group’s $6.2bn private equity deal with Crown Resorts
2) The $6bn private equity deal with Extended Stay America by Blackstone Capital Partners and Starwood Capital Group
3) Hillhouse Capital Group’s $4.38bn private equity deal with Philips Domestic Appliances Holding
4) The $1.4bn acquisition deal of Diamond Resorts International by Hilton Grand Vacations
5) Lindsay Goldberg’s private equity deal with Aryzta for $850m.
