European Infrastructure Finance Yearbook - Investing In Bonds ...

(Bil. )
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter
Fourth quarter Transaction count*
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
*Transaction count takes first- and second-lien portions of a single transaction as
one event and excludes any amendments. For the first half of 2007, the transaction
count was 214.
© Standard & Poor's 2007.
(No. of
transactions)
320
280
240
200
160
120
80
40
0