Savills has agreed a deal worth close to $1 billion to acquire US property investment bank Eastdil Secured, marking a significant strategic move aimed at strengthening the British real estate group’s presence in the lucrative American market.
The London-listed property adviser will pay approximately $921 million for the business in a transaction combining both cash and shares. Around $553 million will be paid in cash, while roughly $369 million will be settled in Savills shares issued to existing Eastdil investors, including Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek, Guggenheim Partners and a group of senior staff shareholders.
The acquisition represents the first major deal under Savills’ new chief executive Simon Shaw, who took over from Mark Ridley at the start of 2026. Shaw described the combination as a “marriage made in heaven”, highlighting the longstanding relationship between the two companies in global real estate transactions.
Eastdil Secured is widely regarded as one of the most influential advisers in the global property capital markets sector. The firm specialises in advising major landlords, developers and institutional investors on high-value property sales, financing arrangements and complex investment transactions. Its client base includes some of the largest global real estate investors and private equity firms.
By bringing Eastdil into the group, Savills aims to significantly deepen its foothold in the United States, the world’s largest property investment market, where the company has historically had a more limited presence compared with Europe and Asia.
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