"We can see a huge potential in the French market, which with its around 35 million Internet users is almost 10 times as large as the Danish market. There is constant growth in the number of users, and we regard the partnership with Free as one of the absolutely strongest alliances we could have for spreading awareness of Euroinvestor in France.
We are currently among the leading online investor portals in Scandinavia. Over time, our goal is to achieve the same status in a number of European countries, including France," says CEO Jens Alminde.
Euroinvestor regards the partnership as an important strategic step in its ambition to increase international growth through local partnerships. Free currently have 16.9 million visitors per month, which is only exceeded in France by such portals as Google, Microsoft and Orange.
Free has chosen Euroinvestor as its partner for its efforts in the financial area, as part of its strategy to employ innovative solutions. The Euroinvestor portal is easy to use, reliable and open. The strength of communities and networking are regarded by users as being of significant value as opposed to other portals, which only carry news and share prices.
As a part of the partnership, Free will in the future market, and direct users to, www.euroinvestor.fr . Free already carries links from www.portail.free.fr , under the menu item "Finances" , to the new common financial channel and will begin to market www.euroinvestor.fr in the months to come.
The new portal www.euroinvestor.fr is wholly owned by Euroinvestor.
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About Euroinvestor
Euroinvestor is one of Scandinavia's leading investor portals. Euroinvestor owns and operates investor portals in Italy, Spain, England, Holland, France, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. In addition, Euroinvestor owns 50.1 percent of Boliga, which is Scandinavia's largest independent real estate portal. Boliga operates portals in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
About Free
With its around 16.9 million visitors per month, Free is France's fourth largest Internet portal, only exceeded by such giants as Google, Microsoft and Orange. Free is a subsidiary of Iliad S.A., which is among France's large telecommunication companies and is listed on Euronext Paris.