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

 
Buy-side Point of View 

From the 2026 Emerging EMEA Research Providers survey, representing the buy-side point of view, we received responses from 162 investors at 109 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 was weighted by the voting firm’s Emerging EMEA 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. 
 

Corporate Point of View 

From the 2026 Emerging EMEA Executive Team survey, representing the corporate point of view, 146 corporates voted for sell-side firms and third-party providers. Voters were asked to name their top four firms in the following attributes: investor feedback, investor introductions, road shows, field trips/site visits/reversed road shows, logistics, team quality and conferences/virtual events.

Each attribute score was based on the place awarded to the firm. Scores were then aggregated to create the overall result. The Corporate Access Leaders table, based on the corporate view, tabulated 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.