The volume of equity investments in Europe rose by 211 percent in the first half of 2010 on an annual basis, according to a new report. According to data from market research company unquote “value of equity investments during the period reached 25.2 billion compared with 8.1 billion for the same period of 2009. The number of transactions has also observed a significant increase of 23 percent, rising to 555 compared to 451 transactions during the first six months of 2009. Only in the second quarter of 2010 were concluded over 300 transactions, an increase of 18% compared with the first. The volume of transactions was also demonstrated these positive developments, the total value of transactions for the second quarter rose to 13.9 billion by the IRO 11.4 billion for the first, or growth of 22 percent on a quarterly basis, the report . In comparison, the volume in the second quarter of 2009 was 4.8 billion. Momentum in the sector is mainly due to purchases in which the activity increased by 56% to 167 transactions compared with 107 deals for the first six months of last year.
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