Bolsa Portuguesa apresenta mercado de capitais a PME

2ND VIA BOLSA CONFERENCE

Lisbon - 19 March 2014– Euronext, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), today announced that for the second consecutive year, on 20 March 2014 in Porto, the Portuguese Stock Exchange will be presenting the capital markets as an alternative source that can and should be used more actively by enterprises , especially SMEs , in order to meet their development needs and financing options.

The conference VIA BOLSA – Financing with the Capital Markets is part of a series of initiatives promoted by several market players to provide information on the topic “Listing on the Stock Exchange”.

The Secretary of State of Transportation and Infrastructures, Sérgio Monteiro, will be speaking at the conference on topics that include but are not limited to: current financing sources, reasons for considering capital markets/Stock Exchange, public stock offerings vs private stock offerings, converting debt into equity, and the importance of researching listed companies.

The VIA BOLSA Conference is organised in partnership with Abreu Advogados, Banco Carregosa, Deloitte, KPMG, Montepio Investimento, Pedro Raposo & Associados, PWC, SRS Advogados, and Uria Menéndez Proença de Carvalho.

AEP, AIP, the Portuguese Family Business Association, AIRO, ATP, Nerlei, and Nersant have also actively promoted this initiative.

Detailed program and registration can be accessed through www.bolsadelisboa.com.pt

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