The consultation explores potential solutions, including the creation of a multilateral platform for secondary trading of private company shares, which could enhance liquidity, reduce costs, and support private companies' transition to public markets. The initiative forms part of the European Commission's broader efforts to deepen EU capital markets and improve access to financing for growth companies.

Key areas of focus include:

• Identifying barriers to private equity exits and proposing regulatory or non-regulatory solutions.
• Evaluating the design and regulatory framework for a secondary trading platform, ensuring efficient price discovery, investor protection, and market integrity.
• Assessing the platform's potential to raise fresh equity capital for private companies.

The consultation also highlights the need to balance transparency, disclosure and investor protection with the protection of commercially sensitive information held by private companies. Stakeholders, including private equity funds, companies and public authorities, are invited to submit feedback through the Commission's online questionnaire.

For more information the official publication can be found here