The Warsaw Stock Exchange ranked first by value of IPOs on regulated markets in Q2 2010 according to the latest IPO Watch Europe report prepared by the consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Two of the five largest IPOs on European markets in Q2 took place on the WSE: the debuts of PZU and Tauron.
The value of IPOs on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange totalled EUR 3,139 million, and the value including the alternative market NewConnect was EUR 3,150 million.
European IPO Market
in Q2 2010 |
||
Exchange |
Number of
IPOs |
Value (€
M) |
WSE |
7 |
3,139 |
LSE |
16 |
2,885 |
BME |
1 |
1,317 |
NASDAQ OMX |
5 |
641 |
Oslo |
3 |
328 |
SIX Swiss Exchange |
2 |
115 |
NYSE Euronext |
2 |
27 |
Deutsche Boerse |
- |
- |
The WSE ranked second after the London Stock Exchange by value and by number of IPOs including alternative markets.
European IPO Market
in Q2 2010 |
||
Exchange |
Number of
IPOs |
Value (€
M) |
LSE |
27 |
3,202 |
WSE |
25 |
3,150 |
BME |
3 |
1,331 |
NASDAQ OMX |
5 |
641 |
Oslo |
5 |
331 |
Luxembourg |
10 |
183 |
SIX Swiss Exchange |
2 |
115 |
NYSE Euronext |
10 |
56 |
Deutsche Boerse |
2 |
5 |
Wiener Boerse |
- |
- |
The two exchanges, the LSE and the WSE, dominated the market by value of IPOs in Q2 and accounted for over 70% of the value of IPOs in Europe.
See Table 1
The WSE’s leading position by number and by value of IPOs in Q2 is a continuation of the dynamic activity on the Warsaw primary market over the last quarters and years. The Warsaw Stock Exchange ranked second in Europe by number of IPOs in Q1 2010 and it was the first in Europe by number of IPOs and the third by value of IPOs in 2009 (regulated and alternative markets).