Sekisui House, a residential developer that has delivered over two million homes for people around the globe, completed the acquisition of M.D.C. Holdings, an American home construction company, for $4.9bn. "We are excited to welcome MDC's management and employees to the Sekisui House team. Today marks a significant advancement of our strategy to expand in the US and bring the value of our philosophies and technology to US homebuilding. With MDC joining our group, we believe that we can become a one-of-a-kind entity in the US by combining Japanese and US technologies, and above all, sharing our passion for providing quality housing," Yoshihiro Nakai, Sekisui House President and CEO.