Fast Path enables U.S.-listed issuers, incorporated outside the European Economic Area, to use their SEC filings as a backbone for listing prospectus in Europe (Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels or Lisbon)
Why using Fast Path?
- Build up shareholder base in Europe and strengthen global identity
- Process is straightforward, fast and cost-efficient
- SEC filings, US GAAP and English language
- Ongoing compliance is largely satisfied with current SEC filings
- Growing number of global companies are cross-listed
What are the benefits?
- Attract Europe-listed/Euro-currency only investment managers
- Facilitate future capital raisings and/or business acquisitions - Euro listing
- Innovative and simple way to increase visibility to business partners
- Underline global reality and aspiration
- Show commitment to the region and local employees
- Take advantage of branding, visibility, IR and PR opportunities across Europe as well as our London platform
How does it work?
The listing process is straightforward, fast and cost-efficient. The prospectus is based primarily on existing documentation filed with the SEC
- Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-Ks or 20-F and 6-Ks for Foreign Private Issuers, plus a short wrapper (a prospectus summary)
- Documentation in English
- Accounting standard: US GAAP
- Share: common stocks or ADRs for Foreign Private Issuers
- Currency: Euro
- Overall process takes 5-6 weeks, once SEC documentation is available
Listed via Fast Path