Nasdaq Copenhagen Welcomes Gate Ventures to First North

Copenhagen, December 16, 2016 — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that the trading in Gate Ventures Plc's shares (short name: GATE) commenced today on Nasdaq First North in Copenhagen. Gate Ventures belongs to the ICB industry sector Consumer Services and is the 85th company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq's Nordic markets* in 2016.


Gate Ventures is a UK-based investment company focused on the media, entertainment, e-commerce, fashion retail, consultancy & operational projects. Gate Ventures works across business management, promotion, production and merchandising within TV, music, theatre and film. For more information, please visit http://gateplc.com/en/

 

Dr. Johnny Hon, Chairman of Gate Ventures Plc said: "Gate Ventures is pleased to be joining other innovative and fast growing companies on Nasdaq First North. Nasdaq First North is highly regarded as a European visibility platform for international growth companies and could also act as a natural springboard to other major Nasdaq platforms as Gate Venture continues to expand. Following Gate Ventures’ significant expansion of its investment portfolio and its recent equity fundraise, Gate Venture is looking forward to the next stage of its journey as a listed company on Nasdaq’s attractive growth platform."

 

“We welcome Gate Ventures to Nasdaq First North,” said Adam Kostyál, Senior Vice President and Head of European listings at Nasdaq. “We continue to see an inflow of growth companies leveraging our Nordic market for public ownership and global visibility, and Gate Ventures is a prime example of how global companies find a home at Nasdaq across geographies.”

 

Gate Ventures Plc has appointed Keswick Global AG as its Certified Adviser.

 

*Main markets and Nasdaq First North at Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm.

 

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About Nasdaq First North

Nasdaq First North is regulated as a multilateral trading facility, operated by the different exchanges within Nasdaq Nordic (Nasdaq First North Denmark is regulated as an alternative marketplace). It does not have the legal status as an EU-regulated market. Companies at Nasdaq First North are subject to the rules of Nasdaq First North and not the legal requirements for admission to trading on a regulated market. The risk in such an investment may be higher than on the main market.

 

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