SIX to Introduce New Equity Segment for SMEs

SIX Group, a provider of financial market infrastructure services, today announced that it will launch a new stock exchange venue on the Swiss stock exchange exclusively for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The launch has been subject to regulatory approval.

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In the latest announcement, SIX highlighted the rising interest from SMEs in enjoying the unique benefits of public capital markets. Sparks, the dedicated new equity segment, will provide a key piece in addressing this need of SMEs and their investors for a dedicated, tailored, regulated exchange venue.

SMEs that list on Sparks benefit from all the well-known advantages of being a listed company on the Swiss stock exchange, while gaining from the additional advantages of efficient access to capital, enhanced visibility, stronger, more relevant peer groups and more effective price formation and best execution for their investors.

Valeria Ceccarelli, Head Primary Markets, SIX Swiss Exchange commented:”SMEs in Switzerland – as in many countries – are a powerful economic engine. Our challenge has been to ensure that we can offer entrepreneurs a platform that can help them access capital, enhance their visibility, strengthen their credibility, and provide the levels of transparency and scrutiny that maximize investor interest. With Sparks, we will be able to achieve the right balance of all of these elements as well as to contribute meaningfully to the growth of SMEs and, more broadly, to that of the Swiss economy.”