European private placement investment attractiveness 2014

This statistic shows the distribution of opinions of senior finance executives at medium and large non-financial companies in Europe as of 2014, with regards to required conditions for the European private placement market to constitute an attractive option for borrowers and lenders alike. The majority of respondents (65 percent) pointed to "transparency and predictability of transaction costs relative to size and scope of funding" as the most important condition of attractiveness of the alternative financing market.

Please tell me how important you consider each of the following to be in order for a pan-European private placement market to be an attractive and viable option for both borrowers and investors?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Transparency and predictability of transaction costs relative to size and scope of funding	65%
A clear and predictable execution process and timeline	62%
Denominated in my currency	62%
Standardised documentation	55%
A harmonised withholding tax regime across Europe	49%
Be available to businesses of all sizes	48%
A private rating should be required	43%
A product/structure that works across sectors	40%
Longer dated tenor available - five years plus	38%
A public rating should be required	38%
Limited public disclosure (i.e. less than is required for bond prospectus or bank loan)	25%

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Release date

November 2014

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

September to October 2014

Number of respondents

218 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

senior finance executives*

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Senior finance executives at medium and large, non-financial corporates across all major commercial sectors across Europe (including Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Italy and Benelux) were interviewed.

Private placement, opposite of public issue, are sales of securities to a small number of selected investors in the process of raising funds.
The source provides the following information: "Responses were ranked in order by percentage of respondents stating the item was very important. Percentages may not always add up to 100% due to roundings."

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