LUGANO (AIMnews.it) – There were 102 institutional investors in the capital, including AIM companies as protagonists, for the ‘Lugano Ir Top Investor Day’. Of these 25 were Italian (24%) and 77 foreign (76% vs. 62% in 2017). Switzerland is the first foreign investor in AIM with a stake of 18% and 200 million invested. The total investment amounts to 720 million euros. The average value of a single equity investment is 1.03 million euros (the average value is 0.32 million euros). “Switzerland – comments Anna Lambiase, Chief Executive Officer of IR Top Consulting – is the first foreign investor in AIM Italy with a stake of 18% and 200 million euros invested in our SME’s. This is a further confirmation of the interest of Swiss investors towards companies pursuing a value strategy aimed at internationalisation and growth, with a focus on transparency. The AIM market has more than tripled in terms of companies from 36 in 2014 to 114 in 2018 with a medium size in terms of capitalisation, which has increased by 60% in the last 4 years, consolidating its role as an important investment asset for Italian SMEs.”