(Boursier.com) — Euronext , the first pan-European market infrastructure, today confirms its European leadership in share listing. Euronext is home to nearly 1,900 equity issuers representing an aggregate market capitalization of 6,600 billion euros as of December 28, 2023.
Euronext is Europe’s largest liquidity pool and manages 25% of European equity trading activity on its single market with 7 listing points in Europe. Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Oslo, Milan and Paris.
In 2023, Euronext confirmed, once again this year, its leadership in share listings in Europe: Euronext welcomed 64 new companies to its markets, representing 40% of the total number of new share listings in Europe.
“Euronext has established itself as a natural platform for the listings of large global companies and has attracted the majority of international companies listed in Europe” comments the establishment.
Euronext notably welcomed in 2023:
*Seacrest Petroleo (356 ME market capitalization, 221 ME raised upon listing), large Brazilian oil and gas operator, listed on Euronext Oslo;
*Lottomatica (E2.2 billion in market capitalization, €600 million raised on listing), the leading Italian operator on the legal gaming market, carried out a private placement on Euronext Milan;
*Railway (21 billion euros market capitalization), one of the world’s leading infrastructure operators based in Spain, has opted for a direct listing on Euronext Amsterdam;
*Coty Inc. (E10 billion market capitalization, €339 million raised on listing) listed on Euronext Paris, and becomes the first American company to successfully raise capital through a simultaneous offering in EUR and USD during a listing European;
*Syensqo (E8.8 billion market capitalization at listing), the specialty chemicals spin-off from Solvay, listed on Euronext Brussels and Euronext Paris.
More than 300 issuers have raised 20 billion euros through follow-on operations to finance their growth and investment projects. ArgenxEurope’s largest biotech, listed on Euronext Brussels, has raised €1.1 billion via a fully primary share offering. EDP Renováveisa clean technology company listed on Euronext Lisbon, has raised €1 billion to further develop its renewable energy production capabilities. Neoenan independent producer of renewable energies listed on Euronext Paris, has raised 750 million euros through a capital increase, to further accelerate its growth in the production of renewable energies.
Euronext has confirmed its position as the world’s number one listing of debt securities, with more than 54,000 bonds listed from more than 110 different countries. In 2023 alone, Euronext markets welcomed more than 9,500 new bonds. Euronext has further consolidated its position as a global leader in sustainable bonds, with over 450 new ESG bond listings in 2023, raising over €280 billion.
Euronext Corporate Services, Euronext’s leading suite of digital and enterprise solutions, maintained its growth trajectory by providing best-in-class B2B solutions to its over 4,800 clients, hosting over 1,000 investor relations webcasts and coordinating meetings through its iBabs board management software, showcasing its ability to effectively facilitate business communication and collaboration.
Euronext Corporate Services has enriched its product suite with innovative solutions by launching “Bondholder Analysis” for listed companies, upgrading IntegrityLog whistleblowing software with auto-integration and integrating ESG data into its CRM IR.Manager.
Engine innovation
Until 2023, Euronext has regularly carried out projects aimed at supporting businesses, fostering innovation in capital markets and launching ESG solutions to accelerate the transition to sustainable finance.
This year marks the first anniversary of Euronext Tech Leaders, an initiative dedicated to accelerating the growth of European technology companies. The success of the initiative was evidenced by the welcoming of 17 new members, bringing the total number of the initiative to 121 companies and strengthening Euronext’s wider pool of more than 700 technology companies.
The second edition of the Euronext Tech Leaders Campus was held in November, to bring together the European technology community and foster valuable dialogues between technology companies and investors.
In collaboration with partners, Euronext also organized IPO days in several European cities: Warsaw, Vilnius, Athens and Zurich. These events demonstrated Euronext’s commitment to being the listing platform of choice for ambitious companies across the continent.
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