NYSE Euronext launches EnterNext® in Brussels

Brussels – 4 July 2013– NYSE Euronext (NYX) officially launched EnterNext® in Brussels today. This new subsidiary is a dedicated marketplace for SMEs. With a bold strategy and a NYSE Euronext proven capacity to deliver, EnterNext® has been designed to facilitate the financing requirements and development of SMEs that operate regionally, nationally and internationally. The aim of the initiative is to make financing through the equity market attractive to SMEs by involving all stakeholders of the Brussels marketplace.

EnterNext® reaches out to companies that have a capitalization of under €1 billion and already covers over 750 SMEs listed on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext and on NYSE Alternext. In Brussels, EnterNext® concerns 115 listed companies with a joint market capitalization of €25.35 billion.

Eric Forest, CEO of EnterNext®: “EnterNext is a pan-European marketplace with substantial means of its own at its disposal. It enjoys the support of NYSE Euronext, market parties and other stakeholders. As a result EnterNext can offer the right solutions and make an important and crucial contribution to the Belgian business community and economy.”

Vincent Van Dessel, Chairman and CEO of NYSE Euronext Brussels: “Especially for SMEs, the engine of our Belgian economy, it is vital to be able to raise capital for future growth. NYSE Euronext works closely on continuous improvement to fine-tune the structure of its offering and give greater visibility to issues by SMEs. With the help of all market players such as banks, brokers, regulators and the government, I am confident EnterNext will contribute to reach this objective.”

EnterNext® can rely on its own substantial resources and the full support of the NYSE Euronext group to promote and facilitate all offers and services currently available to Belgian SMEs. With its own dedicated team and finances, EnterNext® aims at:

Positioning the stock exchange as a source for alternative financing
Promoting SMEs to investors as an attractive asset class
Defining and promoting new services and financing options
Managing the day‐to‐day and grassroots relationships with issuers and listing candidates
Developing a regional and national marketing strategy

Belgium is represented in the Managing Board of EnterNext® by Vincent Van Dessel, Chairman and CEO of NYSE Euronext Brussels, and Koen Dejonckheere, CEO of Gimv. The board is chaired by Eric Forest, CEO of EnterNext®, and the remaining 14 seats are divided equally between qualified external Directors and NYSE Euronext.

In order to celebrate the launch of EnterNext® in Brussels, Eric Forest, CEO of EnterNext®, and Dominique Cerutti, President and Deputy CEO of NYSE Euronext rang the bell to open trading on NYSE Euronext’s Brussels market. The bell ceremony was followed by a conference presenting the new subsidiary to representatives of the Belgian market. Vincent Van Dessel also chaired two panel discussions on financing SMEs, featuring key stakeholders who shared their insights on this new initiative.

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Euronext is the leading pan-European market infrastructure, connecting European economies to global capital markets, to accelerate innovation and sustainable growth. It operates regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal. With nearly 1,900 listed issuers and around €6.3 trillion in market capitalisation as of end September 2024, it has an unmatched blue-chip franchise and a strong diverse domestic and international client base. Euronext operates regulated and transparent equity and derivatives markets, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets and is the largest centre for debt and funds listings in the world. Its total product offering includes Equities, FX, Exchange Traded Funds, Warrants & Certificates, Bonds, Derivatives, Commodities and Indices. The Group provides a multi-asset clearing house through Euronext Clearing, and custody and settlement services through Euronext Securities central securities depositories in Denmark, Italy, Norway and Portugal. Euronext also leverages its expertise in running markets by providing technology and managed services to third parties. In addition to its main regulated market, it also operates a number of junior markets, simplifying access to listing for SMEs.
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