<p><span>Appital, the Equity Capital Marketplace, is taking concrete steps in preparation for their platform launch, which will bring technological innovation and automation to equity capital markets and improve liquidity discovery and price formation processes of illiquid equity positions. The Appital platform allows buyside firms to gain greater exposure to deal flow opportunities they have not been able to access before, helping portfolio managers and heads of trading build a comprehensive picture of liquidity, including highly illiquid, small and mid-cap stocks. </span></p>