The prestigious »European Small and Mid-Cap Awards 2014« were given on Wednesday in Albert Hall in Brussels. The awards, which are granted by the European Commission, EurpoeanIssuers and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE), shall promote good practices, and encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to search for the capital through public offers of new shares.
The nominated companies are listed on securities markets: Borsa Italiana S.p.A, Euronext, London Stock Exchange, Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB), NASDAQ, Oslo Bors, SIX Swiss Exchange and Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE).
The winner in the category »Best new listed company 2014« is a logistics company ID Logistics Group SA, the first prize in the category »Most innovative newcomer 2014« was awarded to the Polish company FEERUM S.A., and the winner in the category »Most internationally-minded newcomer 2014« is Italia Independent Group. The first prize for the most promising company in the category »Rising star 2014« was given to the bio-pharmaceutical company Bionaturis.
Apart from numerous eminent participants, representatives and influential European companies, associations and institutions, the President of the PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association (VZMD) Mr Kristjan Verbič, MSc, also attended the award ceremony. Mr Verbič was visiting Brussels at the conclusion of this year's 8th tour of the VZMD international business-investment programmes Invest to Slovenia - investo.si in International Investors` Network - invest-to.net.
In Brussels the VZMD President also held a working meeting with the representatives of the European Federation of Financial Services Users EuroFinUse – Better Finance, and yesterday he met the representatives of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN). With the EuroFinUse representatives Mr Verbič mainly talked about the recent common remarks and opinions related to the European Directive Amendments and the upcoming traditional Investors' Conference in Wiesbaden in December, whereas with EBAN representatives the VZMD President spoke about the continuation and intensification of successful cooperation – after the last year's EBAN Conference in Vienna (investo.TV EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT) and this year's conference in Helsinki the VZMD team will actively participate also at the »European Business Angels Investment Forum« in December in Istanbul.
Apart from visiting Brussels and Helsinki the VZMD representatives, in the framework of this investo.si and invest-to.net tour, in the past three weeks also participated in the delegation led by Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission »Mission for Growth« at Cape Verde, and they were also present at four international conferences around Slovenia!.
After this year's successful presentations in Belgrade, Bled, Bratislava, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Grodno, Madrid, Montevideo, New Delhi, New York, Yaroslavl, Ouagadougou, Paris, Piran, Reykjavik and Tehran, and last year's in Astana, Almaty, Baku, Bled, Brussels, Buffalo, Bucharest, Cape Town, Celje, Dubai, Vienna, Kiev, Ljubljana, Madrid, Minsk, Moscow, New Delhi, Tokyo, Toronto and Zagreb, the two VZMD international business-investment programmes continue to provide for their partners effective presence and presentations on five continents!
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Other Related International Activities:
PRAIA – VZMD President attending a special reception hosted by the President of the Cape Verde Republic. The VZMD President has also discussed the possibilities of a better cooperation with the Prime Minister and some members of the government, along with the visit of the »Mission for Growth« delegation led by the European Commission – an intense interest in the VZMD international investment programmes
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT about the week of the MOSCOW-VIENNA-CAPETOWN conferences involving the following: active participation of the international business-investment VZMD programmes, signing a memorandum with the Russian Federation of Investors, and protection of rights of the Slovene and European shareholders at the Viennese conference »The Financial Repression of Savers and Investors« (Moscow, Vienna, Cape Town, October 2013)
MOSCOW – At the Slovenian Embassy about a joint investors’ conference in the fall – an arrangement between the Russian Federation of Investors, VZMD and the Slovenian Embassy (Moscow, June 2013)
KAZAKHSTAN – a successful visit of the Slovenian business delegation in Kazakhstan – strong interest displayed in the international investors’ programs of the PanSlovenian Shareholders’ Association (VZMD): investo.si and investo.international (Astana, Almaty, June 2013)
WORLD BANK – President of VZMD and EuroFinUse Board Member speaker of the first panel at the international conference about audit reform and the importance of audit committees (Bucharest, June 2013)
VIDEO REPORT – Variegated happening at the 19th financial fair KAPITAL 2013 at Cankar Hall, along two-day presentation of the international investors’ programs and the lecture of VZMD President (Ljubljana, April 2013)
INDIA – visit of Slovenian government and business delegation – on the basis of Memorandum between ICPE and VZMD international investors' programs investo.si and investo.international also present (New Delhi, February 2013)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT of “International Conference on Benefits and Challenges of Public Private Partnerships for improving Energy Efficiency” – key statements of prominent participants (Ljubljana, October, 2012)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Slovenian - Azerbaijani Business Forum in Baku (Baku, January, 2013)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT - Investors' week and the view of business potentials and investment opportunities during the visit of distinguished international guests at the Slovenian coast (Postojna, Koper, Piran, September, 2012)
VIDEO REPORT "Ljubljana declaration" – historic decision on unification of 50 organizations of shareholders and investors under one association and VZMD award »Polet« for »Model corporate governance in multinational corporation« to Gorenje company (Ljubljana, September 21, 2012)
Gala reception and dinner before International Conference on financial education and investors` exposition »investo Expo« (Ljubljana, September 19, 2012)
VIDEO REPORT - International Conference at the Brussels Stock Exchange Stimulated Investors' Representatives and Institutions to Participate at the Investors' Week 2012 in September in Slovenia(Brussels, March 2012)
"Slovenian Day at the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)" Exceptional Interest of Funds, Investors, and the Financial Media for Slovenian Companies and Its Investment Environment - The Introduction of investo.si - Invest to Slovenia's Newly Founded Affiliate, investo.me - Invest to Montenegro (Warsaw, October 2011)
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