In line with the UK and continental Europe which last year achieved their strongest M&A performance in recent history, transaction activity in CEE was also extremely buoyant.
In total 2,527 publicly-disclosed private transactions were completed last year in the 11 countries of the CEE region. Overall, deal volume rose by 37% last year while the total value of these transactions rose by 79% and reached a record-breaking USD 163bn compared with USD 91bn in 2005.
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