Ernst & Young Monthly News February 2010
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22 January 2010 – Swiss Mergers & Acquisition activity in terms of transaction volume remained stable in the fourth quarter of
2009 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. However, the number of Swiss M&A deals declined by 25 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2009.
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7 January 2010 – The market value of the top Swiss corporations grew over the course of 2009, thereby increasing Switzerland's importance on
the world's stock markets. As of December 31, 2009, four Swiss companies ranked on the list of the 100 most expensive companies in
the world – one year ago there were only three. In terms of numbers this puts Switzerland, together with Germany and Brazil, in sixth place
in the country rankings (up from eighth place last year) – behind the United States, China, Great Britain, France and Japan.