Conference VIA BOLSA – Financing through the capital markets
Lisbon, 20 May 2013– NYSE Euronext is committed to involving the ecosystem in the development of initiatives that present the stock market as an alternative companies can and should used more and more, especially SMEs, as a means to meet their needs for growth and financing.
One of these initiatives is the Conference VIA BOLSA – Financing through the capital markets, taking place on 22 May 2013 at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. The Portuguese Stock Exchange will bring together listed and unlisted companies, lawyers, consultants, banks, and entrepreneurial associations, among others, for an event which aims to provide clarification on the topic “Listing on the Stock Exchange”.
There will be presentations by speakers from the various areas of the capital markets[1], as well as from the Minister of Economy and Employment, Álvaro Santos Pereira.
Among the topics covered will be such matters as current financing sources; reasons to go to the capital markets/Exchange; Portuguese evidence vs European evidence; Exchange markets; conditions for admission to Alternext; company procedures to enable access to the market; role of the listing sponsor; balance between equity capital and borrowed capital; experience of listed companies, from preparation for admission to present; separation of “management” and “shareholder” roles; investment criteria of institutional investors; and the attitude of SMEs listed on other markets towards investors.
The conference is organised in partnership with Abreu Advogados, Banco Carregosa, Capgemini, Deloitte, KPMG, Montepio, SRS Advogados, and Uria Menéndez Proença de Carvalho and has been promoted by the following associations and institutions: AEP, AIP, APFIPP, IAPMEI, Airo, Aerlis, Nerlei and Nersant.
It has also received the high patronage of the President of the Republic and is targeted to top managers and investors, and others who wish to find out more about this subject matter.
Pre-registration is required and the registration fee charged will revert entirely to a charitable organisation.
For more information and to register please go to www.bolsadelisboa.com.pt