Global visibility

On the face of it, Europe seems to have all the pieces in place. Capital is available from public and private sources, there are clusters of world class science and technology, companies have been able to conclude validating partnerships and benchmark M&A transactions, and a core of bellwethers has emerged.

While it is also clear that not all European companies are able to bask in this warmth, the most favored and most internationally minded companies that have ambitions to become industry bellwethers have had little trouble listing on their local exchanges and getting global investors on board. ...