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Many people ask what makes FSE Listings Inc leading professionals in taking firms public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The relationship. The preferred suppliers who we deal with and the care for the companies structure and time to market. When we say we can list a firm in 3 – 6 weeks, a great deal of care goes into the process, tracking, managing, and executing.
At the end of the day, we always get the question what is the process and what is the cost. The easier way is to simply tell you.
Firstly your firm needs to have 500,000 euro’s of paid in capital to qualify to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. However, this can now be shareholder equity. (One of the reasons why Frankfurt Shells actually are worth 125,000 to 150,000 euros) If you do not have the company incorporated yet, FSE Listings Inc, will assist in incorporating a structure of which you can take public. (UK PLCs, Irish PLCs, Spanish, Dutch, Canadian, US, Australian, BVI, Jersey, Guernsey) The structure depends on the availability of the company to register electronically or not. We prefer working with Irish and UK PLCs. The European Holding Company requires the assistance of a legal team to ensure the trading certificate is achieved, the shareholder structure is complete, the resolutions and articles make it possible to list on the Frankfurt stock exchange and disseminate shares into an electronic system such as Xetra. Once the company is registered, the 500,000 euro can be deposited into the company for shares, paid-in capital, or equivalent asset for shareholder equity. The amount can be more, this is a minimum. With the articles, incorporation certificate, and proof of par value, an application is made for the ISIN. Once this is complete, an agreement is signed with a registrar and clearing agent to allow for the shares to be electronically registered. The company’s business plan and expose are reviewed by the FSE Listings due diligence team before being passed along to the designated sponsor with certification from the CEO of the number of shareholders and capital in, certification from an auditor of the capital in component, an opening balance sheet, financials, and the required forms. Once the Sponsor has reviewed the documents, the application to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is completed with the compilation of information and electronically submitted to the Deutsche Borse. On occasion a company health check may be required by the clearing house to ensure all of this documentation has been done properly before trading. The symbol is supplied by an independent third party company. Once the application is complete it comes to the trading portion. It is important that the company work with the right professionals to assist with the deposit of the shares and tradability factor. FSE Listings makes the introductions and completes the full circle of taking a company public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In some occasions, the requirement of a third-party valuation may be required, such as in a case where we managed to secure a 500 million euro market cap for one of our clients, the incoming assets in order to justify the share price and the asset value required the third party evaluation.
Once the shares are registered and ready for trading there are a few options:
- Road show the company to investment groups in Germany and who are interested in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Apply for an Equity Line of Credit
- Begin the process necessary for funding via private equity
The Exchange fee is 5000 euro per annum. Generally with a listing agent such as FSE Listings, the first annum is paid for within the fees.
The only other additional costs that companies may incur is related to the Corporate Governance of the Country they are in and not the exchange, thus legal expenses most likely are part of the process of preparing resolutions, issuances, reporting standards, and filings related to foreign requirements outside of Germany.
In total, the process can range from 3-6 weeks depending on the preparedness of the company, the structure of the firms articles and resolutions, and the assistance such as FSE Listings can provide, along this path of listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. On average listing a company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange costs between 60,000 euro to 150,000 euro, depending on whether it is just listing, listing and incorporation, listing, incorporation, and custodianship, or all of the above and a road show with financing options. The fuller the package the more expensive the process.
However the benefit of listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is that you pay for a public company and process that takes a very short period of time, where as any other exchange in the world takes over 6 months, and by then your market could be changing or the opportunity decreasing. Access capital faster by going public quickly on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
What are the other benefits of listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange?
- Increased international exposure.
- Ability to raise equity capital in Europe and “Expand Your Market In Europe”
- Enhanced shareholder value.
- Increased shareholder breadth and market maker involvement for a future main board registration
- 254 international trading institutions admitted – more than 4,600 traders in 19 countries interlinked in a virtual listing and trading world
- Unsurpassed Liquidity
- More than 550 Depository programs and 9,000 shares from countries around the world
- are listed and traded on Deutsche Börse
- In the event of building an approved EU prospectus it’s a passport onto all of the other EU markets
- The Fastest Listing Process Worldwide
- Lowest Fees to Market Size comparison in the World
- Minimum reporting standards for Quotation Board companies until they have advanced to a mature entry standard level (More flexible than Sarbanes Oxley requirements in the US.)
If you are interested in listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or would like a free assessment of your company’s ability to list, contact FSE Listings info@fselistings.com
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- Company Name
- Contact Name
- Contact Number
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- Amount of Capital invested to date
- Amount of Capital required
- Reasons for wanting to list
- Description of Business
- Website if available
Contact Robert Russell or Mark Bragg today!
- Robert Russell Russell@fselistings.com
- Mark Bragg Info@fselistings.com
- New York: +1-914-613-3889
- UK: +44(0)2081235719
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The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Capital-In Requirement: FSE Open Market Listings (HAS CHANGED FEB 14th 2011)
In order to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange open market a company needs to have the appropriate amount of invested in Capital or shareholder equity. This is call the Capital –In. Frankfurt’s requirement explicitly demands that companies applying for admission onto the stock exchange have 500,000 euro’s invested in capital or shareholder equity.
What is invested in Capital?
Invested in capital is money that was paid into the corporation for shares. Therefore, the shares issued to date when the company applies to list onto the Frankfurt stock exchange must have at least 500,000 euro’s in value with the funds having been made in cash-consideration. (Real Money subscriptions)
What is it not?
– Debt – unless it is a third party valuation supported debt document like a Promissory Note
– Asset Value (Unless paid for from capital in or a promissory note)
– Invested in Capital into a past asset (Only if it was purchased currently, in the last two months of which an auditor can verify)
– Value in Shares (Asset- but I separate this because people often ask if shares count, they don’t, unless it is to purchase the entire asset as capital in)
– Revenue
How to reflect the capital-in:
– In an opening balance sheet for the company
– In the companies financials
– At the share registrar as paid for shares
– (no longer applicable) With a Lawyers letter if the funds are in escrow on behalf of the company at that exact time
– An auditors letter who has reviewed the financials and the banking information and can state the capital-in to be 500,000 euro shareholder equity
The required documentation at the time of listing is either the Lawyers letter or the Auditors Letter. However, often registrars will ask for further due diligence unrelated to the exchange’s requirement as one of the many internal self-managed gate keepers one would find in an open market environment.
If you have 500,000 euro’s capital-in or shareholder equity in your firm, and you would like to go public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, you should contact info@fselistings.com FSE Listings is one of the leading listing agents in the world specializing in listing foreign companies onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 3-6 weeks. Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings (FSE Listings) is also well known for their ability to successfully run roadshows and provide equity lines of credit and financing options to their clients. As a creative full-service listing agency with licensed broker dealer partners with the EU and abroad, you should consider working with FSE Listings Inc before working with anyone else.
Contact info@fselistings.com today with your qualified company. If you are in the process of building a Frankfurt Listed company, read through the website www.fselistings.com as there are many useful insights within the articles.
Contact us with your information!
Please include:
- Company Name
- Contact Name
- Contact Number
- Contact Email
- Amount of Capital invested to date
- Amount of Capital required
- Reasons for wanting to list
- Description of Business
- Website if available
Contact Robert Russell or Mark Bragg today!
- Robert Russell Russell@fselistings.com
- Mark Bragg Info@fselistings.com
- New York: +1-914-613-3889
- UK: +44(0)2081235719
- Hong Kong: 81753591
- South Africa: +27110836116
Are you looking for a listing agent who can help you list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Open Market?
Many clients who have thought they could list their own firm without using a listing agent or service which helps firms list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange often have been disappointed when they discover that it is not as easy as they thought.
In actual fact, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings Guide is a very useful resource for helping to make sure you have a check list in order, but when it comes to putting all the pieces together it is better to work with a firm who has built the relationships, had the preferred status, and can increase a company’s turn-around time by months. With a listings agent like FSE Listings (http://www.fselistings.com) a firm can list their company within 3-6 weeks which includes:
- Incorporation of a UK or European Holding Company to list into their electronic system
- The asset agreement with the UK firm
- The capital invested in documentation by the Auditor of the Company showing 500,000 euro shareholder equity
- The Business Plan submitted to the listing specialists
- The shareholder registry and CEO statements and representations for the Exchange
- Contract with the Specialist setup & maintaining of the electronic Order Book on your company’s shares
- Issuance of an ISIN number
- Third Party evaluation of shares issued during the asset transaction with the company if required
- Contract signed with Sponsor for the exchange
- Submission of all documents to the exchange and representations made
- Press release announcing your company’s Frankfurt Stock Exchange approval
- Clearing and tracking of the electronic register
- Routing and processing of bid and ask orders, set-up of a custodian for trading shares of the company
- Financing by way of equity line of credit Interested in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Financing via licensed broker dealers interested in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Equity and Private Financing Institutions interested in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
If you want to list your firm on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, consider the value of a firm that can put all of the pieces together for you.
Contact info@fselistings.com today if you are interested in listing your firm from your country on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Contact us with your information!
Please include:
- Company Name
- Contact Name
- Contact Number
- Contact Email
- Amount of Capital invested to date
- Amount of Capital required
- Reasons for wanting to list
- Description of Business
- Website if available
Contact Robert Russell or Mark Bragg today!
- Robert Russell Russell@fselistings.com
- Mark Bragg Info@fselistings.com
- New York: +1-914-613-3889
- UK: +44(0)2081235719
- Hong Kong: 81753591
- South Africa: +27110836116
Are you looking for a Designated Sponsor, Broker Dealer, “Freimakler” or market maker in Germany that specializing in making markets for international equities in the free market?
The reality is that many people under appreciate the value of listing agents who assist in the process of putting together all of the documentation, due diligence, application, and contracts with the sponsors and market markers for businesses looking to list in Frankfurt. From our experience companies looking to find such entities to work with contact info@fselistings.com. Over 200 requests for market makers come per week, and after the free review of the documentation by FSE Listings, 99% of the companies are not even ready to engage the market maker.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings Guide is very useful for telling a process, however, it does miss the pro-active nature of a listing agent who contacts the broker dealers, contacts the exchange, clears the shares, assists with finding the right service providers to get the shares issued, deposited, and ready to trade. In actual fact, much of this is actually ahead of even the market makers abilities, and they only achieve one small component if the big picture of going public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Besides the early requirements such as Capital-In, over 35 shareholders, electronically transferrable and registrar ready shares for entry into Xetra, the business expose and plan, and research to ensure there is even a market for your type of business from your country, you need to be able and certain that you can deposit and trade shares and raise capital!
The reality is if you are looking for a Designated Sponsor, Broker Dealer, “Freimakler” or market maker in Germany that specializing in making markets for international equities in the free market, you are actually looking for FSE Listings Inc to help you through the whole process, contact info@fselistings.com today to start working on your companies listing for Frankfurt. You can be listed within 3-6 weeks with a designated sponsor, a symbol, shares that can trade, and financing options who want your deal from your country.
Contact us with your information!
Please include:
- Company Name
- Contact Name
- Contact Number
- Contact Email
- Amount of Capital invested to date
- Amount of Capital required
- Reasons for wanting to list
- Description of Business
- Website if available
Contact Robert Russell or Mark Bragg today!
- Robert Russell Russell@fselistings.com
- Mark Bragg Info@fselistings.com
- New York: +1-914-613-3889
- UK: +44(0)2081235719
- Hong Kong: 81753591
- South Africa: +27110836116
Listing US Companies On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Listing a company from the US onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange can be done so easily and effortlessly through the creation of an EU holding company.
Many firms who contact FSE Listings ask to list directly US companies. The reality is that listing a US company directly takes longer and costs longer than the Holding Company method. The reasons for this are as follows:
- As a US incorporated firm, the company becomes public in the sense of the number of shareholders and will be required to report formally through to the SEC. However, as a Private company that is the asset of a public holding company from the EU, there is no requirement to report, and therefore, it is substantially lower in cost to run. US firms require to file Qs and Ks, as a foreign listed firm, the requirement is limited to the Annual filings on the FSE and only costs 5,000 euro to maintain per annum. No requirement to report as a EU Holding Company.
- In order to trade, companies need to register their shares electronically. Within the US, this requires registering with DTC, and becoming DTC eligible. This process as a US public company can take up to two months, as a private US company we have seen this process take years. EU Holding companies only take days to register electronically.
- By having a EU Holding company with a US corporation as the operating entity, the Tax regime remains American. Thus, the corporate taxes are still paid within the US. In the event of the Company being in Nevada or other jurisdictions in the US, this could be a huge tax savings versus operating out of the public vehicle in the UK where taxes are higher than some US States.
If you would like to go public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, I suggest contacting us to build a holding company. Contact info@fselistings.com today!
Contact us with your information!
Please include:
- Company Name
- Contact Name
- Contact Number
- Contact Email
- Amount of Capital invested to date
- Amount of Capital required
- Reasons for wanting to list
- Description of Business
- Website if available
Contact Robert Russell or Mark Bragg today!
- Robert Russell Russell@fselistings.com
- Mark Bragg Info@fselistings.com
- New York: +1-914-613-3889
- UK: +44(0)2081235719
- Hong Kong: 81753591
- South Africa: +27110836116
Listing US Companies On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Listing a company from the US onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange can be done so easily and effortlessly through the creation of an EU holding company.
Many firms who contact FSE Listings ask to list directly US companies. The reality is that listing a US company directly takes longer and costs longer than the Holding Company method. The reasons for this are as follows:
- As a US incorporated firm, the company becomes public in the sense of the number of shareholders and will be required to report formally through to the SEC. However, as a Private company that is the asset of a public holding company from the EU, there is no requirement to report, and therefore, it is substantially lower in cost to run. US firms require to file Qs and Ks, as a foreign listed firm, the requirement is limited to the Annual filings on the FSE and only costs 5,000 euro to maintain per annum. No requirement to report as a EU Holding Company.
- In order to trade, companies need to register their shares electronically. Within the US, this requires registering with DTC, and becoming DTC eligible. This process as a US public company can take up to two months, as a private US company we have seen this process take years. EU Holding companies only take days to register electronically.
- By having a EU Holding company with a US corporation as the operating entity, the Tax regime remains American. Thus, the corporate taxes are still paid within the US. In the event of the Company being in Nevada or other jurisdictions in the US, this could be a huge tax savings versus operating out of the public vehicle in the UK where taxes are higher than some US States.
If you would like to go public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, I suggest contacting us to build a holding company. Contact info@fselistings.com today!
Listing US Companies On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Listing a company from the US onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange can be done so easily and effortlessly through the creation of an EU holding company.
Many firms who contact FSE Listings ask to list directly US companies. The reality is that listing a US company directly takes longer and costs longer than the Holding Company method. The reasons for this are as follows:
- As a US incorporated firm, the company becomes public in the sense of the number of shareholders and will be required to report formally through to the SEC. However, as a Private company that is the asset of a public holding company from the EU, there is no requirement to report, and therefore, it is substantially lower in cost to run. US firms require to file Qs and Ks, as a foreign listed firm, the requirement is limited to the Annual filings on the FSE and only costs 5,000 euro to maintain per annum. No requirement to report as a EU Holding Company.
- In order to trade, companies need to register their shares electronically. Within the US, this requires registering with DTC, and becoming DTC eligible. This process as a US public company can take up to two months, as a private US company we have seen this process take years. EU Holding companies only take days to register electronically.
- By having a EU Holding company with a US corporation as the operating entity, the Tax regime remains American. Thus, the corporate taxes are still paid within the US. In the event of the Company being in Nevada or other jurisdictions in the US, this could be a huge tax savings versus operating out of the public vehicle in the UK where taxes are higher than some US States.
If you would like to go public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, I suggest contacting us to build a holding company. Contact info@fselistings.com today!
Contact us with your information!
Please include:
- Company Name
- Contact Name
- Contact Number
- Contact Email
- Amount of Capital invested to date
- Amount of Capital required
- Reasons for wanting to list
- Description of Business
- Website if available
Contact Robert Russell or Mark Bragg today!
- Robert Russell Russell@fselistings.com
- Mark Bragg Info@fselistings.com
- New York: +1-914-613-3889
- UK: +44(0)2081235719
- Hong Kong: 81753591
- South Africa: +27110836116
Professional Profile of Charles Van Musscher by FSE Listings
Charles Van Musscher one of the leading professionals assisting international companies to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Charles has listed more US Companies than any individual consultant within the United States onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with FSE Listings Inc, the team makes for a fast and compelling service provider to US Companies for listing on Frankfurt.
Charles Van Musscher, the German based associate of FSE Listings Inc, has been in the Listings business in Germany for 15 years and has extensive experience in trading Frankfurt, UK, U.S., and Canadian securities, international finance and corporate IR. Charles Van Musscher lead a team of brokers and agents as a partner of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange through Berliner Freiverkehr AG during the 1990’s up until 2000. Freiverkehr was one of the leading independent “Freimakler” or market makers in Germany and specialized in making markets for international equities in the free market. Freiverkehr listed over 2000 foreign equities on the Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In 2000 Mr. Van Musscher opened his own consultancy, of which he has successfully listed several hundred companies from the US, Canada, Australia, UK, Vietnam, China, and several other countries.
If you are interested in going public or in contacting Charles Van Musscher, please email info@fselistings.com and we will put you in contact.
Professional Profile of Charles Van Musscher by FSE Listings
Charles Van Musscher one of the leading professionals assisting international companies to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Charles Van Musscher, the German based associate of FSE Listings Inc, has been in the Listings business in Germany for 15 years and has extensive experience in trading Frankfurt, UK, U.S., and Canadian securities, international finance and corporate IR. Charles Van Musscher lead a team of brokers and agents as a partner of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange through Berliner Freiverkehr AG during the 1990’s up until 2000. Freiverkehr was one of the leading independent “Freimakler” or market makers in Germany and specialized in making markets for international equities in the free market. Freiverkehr listed over 2000 foreign equities on the Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In 2000 Mr. Van Musscher opened his own consultancy, of which he has successfully listed several hundred companies from the US, Canada, Australia, UK, Vietnam, China, and several other countries.
If you are interested in going public or in contacting Charles Van Musscher, please email info@fselistings.com and we will put you in contact.
Contact us with your information!
Please include:
- Company Name
- Contact Name
- Contact Number
- Contact Email
- Amount of Capital invested to date
- Amount of Capital required
- Reasons for wanting to list
- Description of Business
- Website if available
Contact Robert Russell or Mark Bragg today!
- Robert Russell Russell@fselistings.com
- Mark Bragg Info@fselistings.com
- New York: +1-914-613-3889
- UK: +44(0)2081235719
- Hong Kong: 81753591
- South Africa: +27110836116
Now is the right time to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange indicates the Deutsche Börse IPO Indicator which Shows Increase in Issuing Activity More IPOs expected
Based on global surveys and research FSE Listings Inc compiled data over the last 3 months suggesting IPOs would increase based on the Private Equity Market as disclosed in our last post. IPOs increasing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is further supported by the Deutsche Börse themselves who recently published the IPO indicator for the 3rd quarter of 2010 mid-August.
Assumptions from the indicator point to volatility going back down, in connection with rising share prices in IPOs, it appears the environment for IPOs is improving.
The IPO indicator, which is published each quarter, is an important measuring instrument for companies seeking capital that aim to go public and that are looking for the right moment to enter the capital market. The indicator is compiled from surveys of market participants and calculations by the Technical University in Munich using Deutsche Börse trading data.
“If you take a closer look at the results of the survey, the fact that issuer sentiment has improved much more than that of other market participants particularly stands out. This development is primarily due to the upward movement in the valuation level. That, in conjunction with falling volatility could form a good basis for increasing issuance momentum,” said Professor Christoph Kaserer from the Technical University in Munich.
Based on the statements of the Deutsche Börse IPO indicator, it appears the IPO climate within Germany and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, as well as Europe, is increasing and revealing the right moment to enter the capital market could be now or in the very near future. If you would like to prepare for listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, then you should contact FSE Listings Inc, info@fselistings.com.