The two-day conference gave midcaps listed on Euronext markets an opportunity to meet European fund managers and analysts specializing in midcaps one-to-one.
Next Event is now the top event for midcaps listed on Euronext. This year a full 82% of companies on hand had market capitalizations under EUR 1 billion; together these accounted for 90% of all meetings.
The event was once again a clear success, with a record 1,650 scheduled meetings bringing together over 300 European investors and 180 Belgian, Dutch, French and Portuguese companies.
Figures show a rise in European investors from outside the Euronext’s home markets, who this year together accounted for 14% of participants. Half were British. Listed companies were also out in force, up 10% on 2003. As a venue for high-level professional exchanges, the event proved its appeal for both investors and issuers, 60% and 70% of whom had already attended in 2003.
Next Event is organized by Euronext in conjunction with leading financial intermediaries including Bank Degroof, European Securities Network represented by Caixa - Banco de Investimento, Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento, Fortis Bank, Gilbert Dupont, ING Financial Markets, KBC Securities, Kempen & Co., Portzamparc Société de Bourse, Oddo Micap and SNS Securities.
The 2004 Next Event confirmed Euronext’s commitment to promoting midcap companies listed on its markets. This is part of a wider-ranging program that will see reforms including the introduction of a single regulated market, the launch of a new range of midcap indices and the creation of a new expert status for brokers active in SMEs.
