The European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) has published a report with market figures regarding PPP projects in the European Union.As a summary, during the first half of 2013: 24 transactions reached financial close for an aggregate value of EUR 9 billion The European PPP market grew in value but recorded significantly fewer transactions compared to the same period last year Ten countries closed PPP transactions (compared to seven in H1 2012) The United Kingdom was the largest PPP market both in terms of value and number of deals