To select the members for Europe’s Top Corporate Access Providers, we invited participants in Extel’s 2026 Developed Europe Research Providers and 2026 Europe Executive Team Surveys to give feedback on the firms that provided the best corporate access, overall and on several attributes.

From the 2026 Developed Europe Research Providers survey, representing the buy-side point of view, we received responses from 690 investors at 449 firms. This group rated sell-side firms on a scale from 1 to 5 for the overall corporate access they provided across six attributes: conferences; field trips; logistics; roadshows; team quality; and expert access.

Each vote is weighted by the voting firm’s European commission range and the rating awarded to create the rankings. The Corporate Access Leaders table, based on the buy-side view, was calculated by adding together a firm’s overall corporate access scores within each attribute to produce a table of the top ten firms.

From the 2026 Developed Europe Executive Team survey, representing the corporate point of view, 365 corporates voted for sell-side firms and third-party providers. Voters are asked to name their top four firms in the following attributes: bus tours/reversed road shows, conferences, investor feedback, investor meeting requests, logistics, road shows, and team quality.

Each attribute score was based on the place awarded to the firm. Scores are then aggregated to create the overall result. The Corporate Access Leaders table, based on the corporate view, tabulates each firm’s overall attribute scores to produce a table comprised of the top- ten firms.

The names of those surveyed are kept confidential to ensure their continuing cooperation. Voters are required to meet eligibility requirements, and all ballots are subject to review by the Extel Operations Group.