OREANDA-NEWS. Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that the brokerage and financial advisory company Orion Securities is granted the status of Certified Adviser on the First North Market in Lithuania as of May 29, 2015 by Nasdaq Vilnius.

Certified Advisers guide growth companies through the application process to the Nasdaq First North Market and ensure that the companies fulfill all the requirements of the First North on a continuing basis.

“Recently we have been observing an increasing interest in the alternative First North market both from the side of investors and potential issuers,” said Alius Jakub?lis, Director of Orion Securities. “We believe that by obtaining a Certified Adviser status Orion Securities will help even more small and medium enterprises to discover the strategic benefits provided by the capital markets.”

 “We are pleased to welcome Orion Securities as a Certified Adviser,” said Daiga Auzi?a-Melalksne, Head of Exchange Services at Nasdaq Baltic. “For growth companies attracted to benefits of being on-market, the First North is a right place to start moreover with the support of an experienced financial market intermediary”.

With the inclusion of Orion Securities, there are now 14 Certified Advisers available to support businesses that decide to list on the First North in the Baltic countries.