Stockholm, September 29, 2016 — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced that Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige Holdings II AB (short name: ENG), a Mid Cap company within the Consumer Services sector, has started trading of its shares on the main market of Nasdaq Stockholm. Internationella Engelska Skolan (“IES”) is the 57 th company to list at Nasdaq’s Nordic markets* in 2016.
Founded by Barbara Bergström in 1993, IES is an independent education provider in Sweden, with approximately 21,400 students across 30 schools at the start of the 2016/17 academic year. The company conducts school operations from grade 1 of compulsory school up to and including the third year of upper secondary school. The core focus is grades 4-9, known internationally as middle school. IES is headquartered in Täby, Sweden and operates all over Sweden. For more information, please visit www.engelska.se .
“We welcome IES to the Nasdaq Stockholm main market,” said Adam Kostyál, senior vice president and head of European listings at Nasdaq. “We congratulate IES on its listing, and look forward to supporting the company for many years to come.”
*Main markets and Nasdaq First North at Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm.
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