How it works · New York City · September 19–20, 2027
The Global Listings Marketplace is the first in-person event built around one goal: creating new listings. Every exchange and every company comes to one place to do deals on the spot, then works towards an IPO within six months, at the lowest cost.
Three events in one
Data briefings and stage sessions on IPOs, bonds and cross-listings.
Exchange leaders, regulators and ministers agree how to make listing easier and cheaper.
Pre-booked meetings where companies choose an exchange and start their listing.
= Companies leave with a venue, a team and a timeline. Not just notes.
Two layers, one system
The six-month path
Day 0
Meet exchanges, advisers and investors. Shortlist your venue.
Month 1
Pick your exchange and country. Appoint advisers through the platform.
Months 2–3
Audit, legal and governance work tracked in Global Financial Bridge.
Months 4–5
Regulatory filing, investor meetings and book building.
Month 6
Ring the bell. Your company is public.
Six months is the target timeline for prepared companies. Actual timing depends on the exchange, the regulator and how ready the company is.
Your choice
Instead of flying to twenty cities, compare them all in one room. Tap a market below. These are examples from every region; the full directory lists them all.
North America
Caribbean
Latin America
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Oceania
Example venue · North America
United States
NYSE · Nasdaq
Deepest investor base, highest valuations
See all 160+ exchanges →The market flips
Small and mid-sized companies usually chase exchanges. Here it's the other way round: each exchange comes to New York to win SMEs onto its market.
Exchanges show their real costs, timelines and investor support up front. Companies compare, ask questions and choose the best deal. That competition keeps listing costs down.
Bring your exchange to the floor →Why now · the data
$0.0B
raised in IPOs worldwide in the first nine months of 2026, a record
Source: EY Global IPO Trends
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IPOs in that period. More money, but fewer companies getting it
Source: EY Global IPO Trends
0%
of Q3 2026 IPO money went to tech. Everyone else is being left out
Source: EY Global IPO Trends
~0%
fewer small US listed companies than in 2000
Source: SEC staff, via Nasdaq
~0%
of the world's businesses are SMEs, yet few ever reach a stock exchange
Source: World Bank
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companies listed on exchanges worldwide. The next ones could be yours
Source: WFE, end-2024
Investors have record money to put to work. Exchanges need new listings. Growing companies need capital. This event puts all three in the same room.
The old way vs. Exchange Nations
| Going it alone | At the Marketplace | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding an exchange | Fly to many cities over months | ✓Meet them all in one building, in one day |
| Who chases who | You pitch to exchanges | ✓Exchanges pitch to you |
| Comparing costs | Hidden until late in the process | ✓Costs and timelines shown up front, side by side |
| Building your team | Separate searches for banks, lawyers, auditors | ✓Advisers on site, ready to sign a mandate |
| Meeting investors | After you've already committed | ✓Before you choose, so you know where demand is |
| Time to listing | Often quoted at 12–24 months | ✓Target path of 6 months for prepared companies |
Underwriting fees alone often run 4–7% of the money raised in a US IPO (PwC). Comparing exchanges and advisers side by side is how you bring total costs down.
Only at this event
No other event brings exchanges from every region together to compete for company listings.
Ministers, sovereign funds and global investors are already in the city that week. Your company is in front of them.
Your meetings are booked before you arrive and matched to your sector, size and target markets.
The Marketplace runs on a single Monday. Miss it and you're back to doing this one exchange at a time.
What you walk away with
Meeting slots are limited and matched in order of application. Matchmaking opens in March 2027. Companies that apply early get first pick of exchanges and investors.
Reserve my placeQuestions companies ask
The Marketplace is built for small and mid-sized companies. Many exchanges run growth boards with lower entry rules, and they come to New York to find exactly these companies.
Everyone in one place. Listed next.
Apply as a company