Amsterdam – 5 January 2016– EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing its SME market, today welcomes IEX Group N.V. (ticker symbol: IEX) on the Amsterdam market of Euronext.
IEX Group, the leading provider of online investment information in the Netherlands and Belgium, reaches 1.8 million investors, of which 1.5 million in the Netherlands and approximately 300,000 in Belgium. IEX Group has – in addition to IEX.nl itself – a portfolio of strong brands in the Dutch retail investment segment, including: Belegger.nl, DeBeurs.nl, Eurobench.nl, Participaties.nl and IEXGeld. The IEX Group is active on the Belgian market with Beursduivel.be, while IEXProfs and the Gouden Stier awards focus on the professional segment.
IEX Group N.V. listed through the reverse takeover of MTY Holdings, a company listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
Peter van Sommeren, CEO IEX Group NV: “The aim of listing is to strengthen the growth of our group, whereby the capital market offers the ability to (partially) finance further business transactions and growth with risk capital. Furthermore, we expect to further increase the IEX brand recognition via this listing and strengthen the bond with our customer base, i.e. Dutch and Belgian investors.”
Maurice van Tilburg, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, said: “We are delighted with the listing of IEX Group on Euronext Amsterdam and congratulate the company on joining our European markets. With this listing a new phase will start for the company in which it can benefit from the exchange as a partner and alternative financing source which will help to achieve its further growth objectives.”
To celebrate the listing on Euronext Amsterdam Peter van Sommeren, CEO of IEX Group N.V., sounded the gong on the first day of trading. He was accompanied by IEX Group’s management team and advisors along with the teams from EnterNext and Euronext.