- 25 new companies join ELITE this week from across Europe
- ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s pan-European programme for ambitious high growth businesses
- Companies from Germany, Spain, France, Finland, Greece and Romania among those to join programme
- Further 42 Italian and UK companies also join ELITE programme this week
- More than 200 companies, 150 advisors, and 80 investors are already part of the ELITE community
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announces that 25 European companies and a further 42 Italian and UK companies will this week join the highly successful programme for inspiring growth companies.
Joining an existing ELITE community of over 200 companies, new companies from Germany, Spain, France, Italy, UK, Finland, Greece and Romania are among those to become part of the programme, bringing the total number of companies since ELITE was launched in 2012 to 271.
Designed to help businesses prepare and structure for their next stage of growth, ELITE facilitates company access to a full range of funding options, increases company profile and visibility, promotes relationships and opportunities with potential investors, and supports management best practice and entrepreneurship.
Launched in Italy in 2012 and the UK in 2014, ELITE has now become a pan-European programme. This week sees a celebration of ELITE companies across Europe, with a number of events in London and Milan, welcoming the new cohort of companies:
Monday 27 April |
London Stock Exchange, London |
25 companies from across Europe join first European cohort |
Borsa Italiana, Milan |
26 Italian companies join seventh Italian cohort |
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Thursday 30 April
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London Stock Exchange, London |
16 UK companies join third UK cohort |
Please see the full list of European, UK and Italian companies joining ELITE below.
Raffaele Jerusalmi, Director of Capital Markets, London Stock Exchange Group said:
“ELITE is already a highly successful programme and we are today delighted that so many high quality businesses from across Europe are now joining the programme. As well as helping accelerate the growth of their own individual businesses, ELITE has the power to help drive Europe’s economic prosperity.
“Europe’s future rests in its ability to harness the future of its best and brightest companies, and ELITE is already playing an important role in that. We warmly welcome the new companies and look forward to continuing to develop the ELITE programme, a platform where Europe’s ambitious businesses can thrive.”
About ELITE
ELITE offers businesses a full programme to help them grow, including; education training and direct contact with Europe’s financial and advisory community, through a unique online portal. Management teams are guided on how best to fast-track their development and capital raising processes, how to access the most suitable funding for their needs, whether private equity, venture capital or the bond or equity markets, and given advice on building their profile and reach.
ELITE also allows its vibrant international advisor and investor community the opportunity to engage with a pool of high quality, dynamic companies and entrepreneurs, all of whom are open to the advice, opportunities and connections that the ELITE programme offers.
For further information on the programme, companies and the full list of partners, please go to: www.elite-growth.com