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# Savills Expands into Real Estate Investment Banking with $1.1 Billion Acquisition
- URL: https://www.industrialbriefs.com/savills-expands-into-real-estate-investment-banking-with-1-1-billion-acquisition/
- Published: 2026-03-31T19:15:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-24T01:34:34.000Z
- Description: Savills has acquired Eastdil Secured for $1.1 billion to expand its US presence and strengthen its capital markets advisory business. This move is expected to boost Savills' position in the industry as deal activity is anticipated to rebound.
- Author: IndustrialBriefs
- Tags: construction, architecture

# Savills Makes a Billion Dollar Move Into Real Estate Investment Banking

Savills has agreed to acquire Eastdil Secured in a deal valued at about $1.1 billion including debt, one of the largest acquisitions in the history of the London-based brokerage. The transaction is designed to significantly expand Savills’ presence in the United States and strengthen its capital markets advisory business at a time when many in the industry expect deal activity to rebound.

## Background

The two firms come into the deal from very different backgrounds, with Savills being a London-based brokerage and Eastdil Secured being a US-based firm.