EU Capital Markets Reform for SMEs

by name voted on 24.04.2024

Summary

A proposal to reform EU capital market regulations by simplifying prospectus requirements and reducing costs, specifically to help SMEs access funding.

9 24.04.2024

Report

economy

finance

administrative reform

public administration

business and competition

simplification of legislation

information technology and data processing

Key points

The proposal aims to make European capital markets more attractive and accessible for companies, especially SMEs.
New simplified prospectus types are introduced: the EU Follow-on prospectus for secondary issuances and the EU Growth issuance prospectus for smaller companies.
A dual threshold system is introduced for exemptions from publishing a prospectus, with a principal threshold of 12 million euros or an optional 5 million euro threshold for Member States.
Standardized formats and sequences are required for prospectuses to improve readability and ensure consistency across the Union.

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ECR

The Left

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Documents (PDFs)

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) No 596/2014 and (EU) No 600/2014 to make public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and to facilitate access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) No 596/2014 and (EU) No 600/2014 to make public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and to facilitate access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) No 596/2014 and (EU) No 600/2014 to make public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and to facilitate access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises Increasing the attractiveness of public capital markets and facilitating access to capital for SMEs – amending certain Regulations

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