At FMDQ Private Markets, we operate as a dedicated information repository, supporting transparency and facilitating access to private company securities and related activities. Our services are designed to promote the growth and visibility of private companies by providing a structured, credible, and accessible environment for verified information.
Why Become a Member?
FMDQ Private Markets Limited serves as an information repository for the recording of the information and activities of private companies and their issuances on the PCS Portal (Restricted). FMDQ Private Markets has a membership ecosystem that consists of institutions that play vital roles in the capital raising transactions of private companies. As a Member of FMDQ Private Markets, you gain access to relevant information on the private markets, benefit from our flexible Guidelines and inclusion in FMDQ Private Markets Notings League Table, gain access to the PCS Portal (Restricted), etc
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER
Choose
Choose your Preferred Membership Category
Submit
Complete the Membership Application Form and Submit All Supporting Documents
Execute
Execute FMDQ Private Markets Sponsorship/ Professional Party Agreement
Onboard
Get Onboarded as a Member of FMDQ Private Markets
Become a Professional Party
Professional Party
Professional Party
This membership category consists of institutions registered by their professional/regulatory bodies and FMDQ Private Markets to act in their respective professional capacities to Issuers of PCS for noting on the PCS Portal (Restricted). This category is further divided into:
- Professional Party (Solicitors) –This sub-category consists of legal services professionals/firms registered by their relevant regulatory/professional bodies and FMDQ Private Markets to act as Solicitors to Issuers of Private Companies’ Securities for noting on the PCS Portal (Restricted).
- Professional Party (Trustees) – This sub-category consists of Trustees as defined under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, registered by their relevant regulatory/professional bodies and FMDQ Private Markets to act as Trustees on PCS issues and provide investment assurance services to investors of PCS for noting on the PCS Portal (Restricted).
- Professional Party (Reporting Accountants) – This sub-category consists of accounting firms registered by their relevant regulatory/professional bodies and FMDQ Private Markets to provide reports and opinions on the historical financial statements/financial forecasts and assumptions of prospective Issuers of PCS for noting on the PCS Portal (Restricted).
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
FMDQ Private Markets’ ecosystem consists of institutions that provide valuable services to Issuers who seek to note their private companies’ securities on the PCS Portal (Restricted). These institutions are divided into two (2) broad membership categories- Transaction Sponsors and Professional Parties. The Professional Party membership category is divided into three (3) sub-categories: Professional Party (Trustees), Professional Party (Solicitors), Professional Party (Reporting Accountants).
Become a Transaction Sponsor
Transaction Sponsor
This membership category consists of financial and non-bank financial institutions, other financial services operators, and related professional services firms in Nigeria and offshore, duly registered by their relevant regulators/professional bodies and FMDQ Private Markets to sponsor the noting of Private Companies’ Securities (PCS) on the PCS Portal (Restricted). The Transaction Sponsor membership category is sub-divided by product category into: Transaction Sponsor (Bonds), Transaction Sponsor (Notes), and Transaction Sponsor (Equities).
