Savills to Acquire Eastdil Secured for $1,112.5M in Real Estate Investment Banking Deal

Savills plc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Eastdil Secured, a real estate investment bank, for an enterprise value of $1,112.5 million, the firms announced March 12, 2026. The acquisition would combine Savills' broad brokerage and advisory platform with Eastdil Secured's specialization in high-value capital markets transactions.

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory and closing conditions. No specific closing date has been announced.

Deal Structure and Financial Terms

Financial terms of the transaction, including funding structure, equity allocations, and any employee ownership arrangements, were not detailed in the announcement. The enterprise value of the acquisition is $1,112.5 million.

Leadership Transitions at Eastdil Secured

In connection with the transaction, Eastdil Secured announced a series of planned executive leadership appointments effective immediately.

Roy H. March, who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed Executive Chairman of Eastdil Secured. In that role, March will continue to focus on client advisory, execution, and long-term strategy.

D. Michael Van Konynenburg, identified in the announcement as a current executive, is set to assume a new leadership role. Additional details regarding other executive appointments were included in the announcement but were not fully captured in the available source text.

Strategic Rationale: Expanding Capital Markets Advisory

According to the announcement, Eastdil Secured's real estate investment banking business is described as complementary to Savills' existing North American platform, which spans office, industrial, life science, retail, and corporate services across the United States and Canada.

The combined group is projected to rank as the number two advisory firm globally for prime commercial real estate transactions above $100 million.

Eastdil Secured's business lines include mergers and acquisitions advisory, property sales, joint ventures and capital raises, debt placement, structured credit and net lease, and loan sales.

Market Context

Eastdil Secured's asset class coverage spans digital infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, life science, logistics, manufactured housing, multifamily, office, retail and mixed use, self-storage, single-family rental and build-to-rent, and student housing — a breadth that aligns with Savills' stated goal of offering comprehensive investment banking, strategic, financial, development, and leasing services to clients globally.

Sources

Eastdil Secured – Savills Announces Acquisition of Eastdil Secured (March 12, 2026)