NSG, LSEG Partner To Host Capital Market Event In Lagos

In line with its commitment
to provide quoted companies global visibility and access to deep capital pools, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) will host its 2nd NSE/LSEG Dual Listings Conference tomorrow at the Wheathaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.
The conference with its theme “Leveraging Cross Border Capital Markets for Sustainable Growth” is primarily targeted at companies keen to explore a London/Lagos dual listing.
The conference which will include corporate finance experts, lawyers, capital market operators and regulators who are the key players in the capital market is in furtherance to the agreement signed in November, 2014 between the NSE and LSEG.
The management of NSE said the conference is aimed amongst other development reasons to strengthen cooperation and jointly promote mutual development between the two exchanges.
The Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Oscar N. Onyema said in his own words, “The Exchange is committed to growing the capital market and believes that its development is fundamental to the sustainable growth of the Nigerian economy.
Financial markets today have to be global in nature as the demand for and supply of capital have no boundaries.  The plans to get both local and international companies to list both on the NSE and LSEG is part of our strategy for providing companies financing options the enabled them to achieve an optimal capital structure that suits their strategy and organisation needs, while also enabling investors access deep pools of liquidity to satisfy their corporate strategies”.
Speaking on the conference, the Chief  Executive Officer, London Stock Exchange Group, Xavier Rolet revealed as he put it, “this event is a reflection of the global investment community’s sitting desire to be a part of the Nigeria’s story.  As the world’s most international exchange, LSEG looks forward to working with the NSE to showcase  the rapid development taking place in Nigeria’s capital markets and the Nigerian economy as  a whole”. The first conference was held on June 22, 2015 in London.