These five firms are the M&A champions of the construction industry

House construction in Lower Saxony

Over 29,000 were used for the takeover ranking Quantitatively evaluated medium and large M&A transactions.

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Frankfurt Daimler and Chrysler, Time Warner and AOL, Allianz and Dresdner Bank: the list of failed company takeovers is long. Experts warn that half of all deals end up destroying the value of the company. But there are also outstanding counter-examples that prove that acquisitions can add value.

The Munich management consultancy S&B Strategy has now determined in a new, comprehensive ranking, which is available in advance to the Handelsblatt, which construction companies have grown best with takeovers in recent years.

For this, over 29,000 Quantitatively evaluated medium and large M&A transactions. Deals in the period from 2012 to 2021 from companies from the DACH region, i.e. from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, were used. The focus was on the evaluation of M&A activities with regard to financial development. The experts included sales growth, profitability and the stability of the financial structure. An overview of who leads the ranking – and what factors unite the successful companies.

5th place: Strabag

Strabag logo in Warsaw

Logo of the Strabag company in Warsaw: According to a study, the Austrian construction company is one of the M&A professionals in the industry.

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