Deutsche Börse Opens Spring Conference - Current IPO Indicator Shows Sentiment On Primary Market Almost Unchanged

Deutsche Börse today opened its Spring Conference 2013 in Frankfurt am Main. The event takes place from 6 to 8 May and is aimed at listed companies from the transparency standards of Deutsche Börse and at investors and analysts. Around 70 young companies and SMEs will present their business models and the figures from their latest annual financial statements in the form of investor/analyst conferences. Presentations will cover current financing and capital market topics, which particularly affect medium-sized exchange-listed companies. There will also be a focus on the topic of corporate bonds.

“Central capital market events like Deutsche Börse Spring Conference are an ideal platform for companies and investors alike. Deutsche Börse offers companies new financing opportunities, whether with debt or equity. SMEs in particular can find specially tailored ways to join the capital market, with different market segments for different needs,” said Martin Reck, Cash Market Managing Director at Deutsche Börse.

Deutsche Börse also published its IPO sentiment indicator for the second quarter on Monday. Despite a solid basis of low volatility, high equity prices and a stable IPO climate, the indicator remained almost unchanged on the previous quarter at 30.66 points.

The IPO sentiment indicator was developed by the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) at the Technical University of Munich together with Deutsche Börse. The indicator is compiled from surveys of market participants about the IPO climate and calculations by the TU Munich based on Deutsche Börse’s trading data. This barometer of sentiment for the primary market is published quarterly and provides investors, issuers and banks with a tool for assessing the market situation.