In the wake of Abengoa’s €450m ($616m) share listing last week on New York’s Nasdaq exchange, chief executive Manuel Sanchez Ortega has stated that the company “no longer [has] a home country”.

Seville-based Abengoa, a significant player in a number of energy and environmental sectors around the globe, launched its initial public offering in Madrid in 1996.

Abengoa’s American Depositary Receipts were issued onto on the Nasdaq late last week under the ticker symbol “ABGB”, and rose nearly 6% during the first three days of trading.