The Austrian-held bank took over the leading position in June, when it dethroned Swiss Capital owing to deals related to Electrica’s IPO. Raiffeisen holds the leading position after the first seven months as well, with deals topping RON4.2 billion (almost EUR1 billion).
In April, Raiffeisen absorbed Raiffeisen Capital & Investment, which reached revenue of RON14.2 million and had 35 employees last year.
Second comes Swiss Capital brokerage, with deals of RON432.1 million in July. In January-July, the company handled deals of RON3.8 billion. Last year, Swiss Capital had 25 employees and revenue of RON20 million and was the most dynamic brokerage on the Bucharest market.
The brokerage ranking third in July is Czech-held Wood & Company Financial Services, with deals of RON294.4 million in July and of RON1.7 billion in the first seven months of the year.
Thus, the three companies handled 59% of the stock deals sealed on the Bucharest stock exchange in the first seven months, when total deal volumes hit RON8.2 billion.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)