Unlike some in the industry, JPMorgan’s Matt Gehl doesn’t think Europe’s stock exchanges are in a ditch. But the head of the bank’s EMEA tech investment team also doesn’t think that European stock markets — which have seen about as many tech delistings as listings this year — will be the first choice for many of the continent’s biggest international tech companies.
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