Merger and acquisition transactions involving Polish companies were jointly worth 12 billion euros in 2009, 8% more y/y, making Poland the CEE region leader in this respect, Puls Biznesu daily writes citing data from advisory KPMG and DealWatch.

The present year should bring a still more decisive growth of the Polish merger and acquisition market, amounting to some 25-30% yearly increase, the daily writes citing KPMG Corporate Finance expert Krzysztof Klamut.