Euronext MIV Milan is a primary and secondary market.
The listing of AIFs allows to raise funds more efficiently through the IPO and follow-ons and to optimise early redemptions in case of need.
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AIFs listed on Euronext MIV Milan
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Unlisted AIFs
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Investor base
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- Able to attract a wider and more diversified investor base, including, asset owners (e.g. family office, private banking, insurance companies, pension funds)
- The listing on a regulated market removes investment limitations for UCITS in illiquid assets
- Equal conditions and equal treatment for all investors
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- Limited number of potential investors, based on fund managers’ personal network
- Limits to investments in unlisted instruments for certain UCITS
- Contractual conditions laid down at individual level with investors based on ad hoc negotiations
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Fundraise
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- Possibility to ‘passport’ the Prospectus approved by an EU Authority to the Italian Authority
- Potentially larger offer size and faster fundraising process
- Ability to raise financial resources through follow-ons
- Possibility of using Borsa Italiana's direct distribution platform
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- European regulatory restrictions may prevent the fundraise in certain EU member states
- Fundraising process potentially limited and sluggish
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Visibility
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- High visibility and degree of credibility perceived by a wider investor base and stakeholders community
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- Track record and standing perceived by a limited number of investors and stakeholders
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Transparency
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- Reporting obligations and transparency requirements guaranteed and appreciated by investors
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- Flexible communication and transparency
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Liquidity
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- The secondary market allows a transparent and continuous price formation
- An innovative negotiation mechanism anchored to the NAV, reducing the impact of the so called “liquidity discount”
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- The limited liquidity of financial instruments weights on the portfolio management activity
- Opaque price formation
- Investors may request an higher liquidity discount
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Contacts: investmentvehicles@borsaitaliana.it