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SIX Completes Acquisition of Aquis to Expand European Exchange Business

SIX has successfully completed its acquisition of Aquis, creating a leading
pan-European exchange innovator with an aggregated 15% market share and access
to 16 capital markets across Europe. By combining Aquis' innovative technology
with the multi-asset class services of SIX, the transaction strengthens the
position of SIX in European trading, enhances efficiency, and delivers new
growth opportunities for clients.

Zurich/London, July 1, 2025 - SIX announces the successful closing of its
acquisition of Aquis Exchange plc, a leading European challenger exchange.
With this strategic acquisition, SIX is evolving into a truly pan-European
exchange innovator at scale, with an aggregated market share of 15% and access
to 16 capital markets across Europe. This positions SIX as the only exchange
group providing listing venues in all major European financial centers,
including Switzerland, the EU, and the UK.

Together, the two businesses will unlock new revenue streams by offering a
seamless trading experience across multiple venues.

"The acquisition of Aquis marks a significant milestone in the evolution of
SIX as a pan-European leader," said Bjørn Sibbern, CEO SIX. "With Aquis, we
gain not only access to new markets but also the technology and expertise
needed to drive innovation at scale. We aim to offer our clients a unified
experience with "One Plug, Multiple Trading Venues" - a single connection
providing access to Switzerland, Spain, and the UK -, ensuring more liquidity,
better market access, and innovative trading solutions."

David Stevens, CEO Aquis, added: "Joining SIX is an exciting opportunity for
Aquis and our clients. Aquis has achieved great momentum in our mission to
challenge across European capital markets, and we will be able to go further,
faster, and stronger as part of SIX. We will continue to innovate in trading,
to deploy cutting-edge technology, and to provide a tailored listings
environment for the UK's high-growth smaller companies, while further
benefiting from the strength of the European reach and infrastructure of SIX.
Together, we are uniquely positioned to shape the future of the European
exchange landscape."

Tomas Kindler, Global Head Exchanges SIX: "Aquis is a key strategic building
block for us to become a truly pan-European exchange, listing venue for growth
companies, and trading technology provider. I'm excited about the
opportunities we will pursue together."

Aquis will continue to operate under its established brand, with its existing
management team and business model, preserving its agile execution
capabilities. This acquisition sets the stage for SIX to deploy Aquis'
next-generation technology as a nucleus for capital markets innovation. SIX
works closely with the relevant regulatory authorities to obtain the necessary
approvals, ensuring that all required authorizations are in place for further
enhancing the trading experience for clients across Europe.

Enquiries

 SIX

 Alain Bichsel                                                          +41 58 399 2675

 UBS (Financial Adviser to SIX)                                         +44 20756 78000

 Sam Small

 Marco Superina

 Ben Crystal

 Florence Ho

 Brunswick (PR Adviser to SIX)

 Max McGahan                                                            +44 78345 02369

 Simone Selzer                                                          +44 75151 87438

 Aquis                                                                  +44 (0) 20 3832 9933

 David Stevens

 Richard Fisher

 Adele Gilbert

 Evercore (Lead Financial Adviser to Aquis)                             +44 (0) 20 7653 6000

 Ollie Clayton

 Ed Banks

 Harrison George

 Investec (Joint Financial Adviser, NOMAD & Joint Broker to Aquis)      +44 (0) 20 7597 5970

 David Anderson

 St John Hunter

 Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker to Aquis)                              +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

 Emma Gabriel

 George Grainger

 VSA Capital Limited (AQSE Corporate Adviser to Aquis)                  +44 (0) 20 3005 5000

 Andrew Raca

 MHP Group (PR adviser to Aquis)                                        +44 (0) 20 3128 8000

 Eleni Menikou

 Lucy Gibbs

 

About Aquis

Aquis is a European challenger exchange, creating better markets for a modern
economy. Founded in 2012, with headquarters in London and an EU base in Paris,
Aquis has market-leading technology and innovative rules for trading, and
offers primary listings and secondary trading of equities, along with global
licensing of proprietary technology.

About SIX

SIX operates a fully integrated exchange value chain across the Swiss and
Spanish financial centers, thus ensuring access to the capital markets and the
flow of information and money between financial market players. SIX offers a
diversified product portfolio for securities trading, stock market
transactions, financial information, and payment transactions across four
business units: (i) Exchanges, with SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange
delivering listing, trading and market data services of cash equities,
derivatives, and fixed income; (ii) Securities Services, offering clearing,
settlement and custody, securities finance, tax services and trade repository
services; (iii) Financial Information, offering reference, corporate actions
and market data, tax and regulatory services, indices, and ESG data; (iv)
Banking Services, delivering payment services including connectivity (open
banking), debit and mobile solutions, billing and payments, and cash and
ATMs.

 

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