IPO Watch Europe. Review of 2010

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IPO Watch Europe surveys all new primary market equity IPOs on Europe’s principal stock markets and market segments (including exchanges in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK) on a quarterly basis. Movements between markets on the same exchange and greenshoe offerings are excluded

Europe hosted 380 IPOs in 2010 rocketing from the 126 transactions in 2009. The total offering amount rose almost fourfold from €7,112m in 2009 to €26,286m in 2010. Individual transaction values also weighed in heavier than the previous year. In terms of offering value, Europe ended up in third place on the global stage, lagging slightly behind the US which raised €29bn but dwarfed by Greater China which raised €98bn. Japan, Latin America and the Middle East came fourth, fifth and sixth for value, respectively. Having dipped significantly in 2009, Europe saw the largest increase in volume (202%) and second largest for value (270%) in our global analysis.