DGAP-News: EQS Group AG / Key word(s): Market launch
EQS Group AG successfully enters UK market
14.12.2015 / 08:31
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EQS Group AG successfully enters UK market
Acquisition creates broad customer base / UK COCKPIT launched / Experienced
Managing Director
Munich - 14.12.2015
EQS Group AG (ISIN: DE0005494165) has successfully entered the UK market,
signing a share price agreement for 100% of Obsidian IR LTD shares over the
weekend. The acquisition is the culmination of numerous measures undertaken
for entrance into one of the world's most important capital markets.
Obsidian IR LTD, founded in 2013 and based in London, is a provider of
Digital Investor Relations in the UK, offering 130 publicly-listed
companies tools such as stock charts for their digital presence. Obsidian
IR currently boasts a 15% market share in the UK and expects sales in
excess of GBP 215,000 this year. The purchase price will remain undisclosed
by mutual consent.
Achim Weick, CEO of EQS Group AG: "We have been working on our UK market
entry for almost a year. Our start is a promising one, with our UK COCKPIT
already launched, first successful client projects, in addition to our new
client base acquired through Obsidian IR. The purchase of Obsidian is a
further milestone toward EQS's goal of becoming one of the top 5 providers
worldwide of Digital Investor Relations by 2020."
With nearly 2,400 listed companies and up to 100 annual IPOs on the London
Stock Exchange, as well as being an international financial hub, the UK has
enormous market potential, offering major growth opportunities for EQS
Group. Initial sales successes in 2015 show that EQS's unique approach --
offering its clients the full spectrum of Digital Investor Relations
products and services from a single source --- was very well received in
the UK.
Oliver Schneider will be appointed Managing Director of EQS Group's new
subsidiary. For the past six years, he has been based in Zurich,
developing and driving the EQS Group's Swiss business. Oliver Schneider:
"I'm looking forward to this new challenge. With our newly-formed,
motivated team in London, we'll now be able to offer stock-listed companies
in the UK our innovative, award-winning solutions for highly optimised
Digital Investor Relations."
Contact:
André Marques
EQS Group AG
Karlstrasse 47
D-80333 Munich
Tel.: 089/ 21 02 98 - 33
Fax: 089/ 21 02 98 - 49
E-Mail: andre.marques@eqs.com
www.eqs.com
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About EQS Group
The EQS Group is a Munich-headquartered leading international provider of
digital corporate communications.
Since its founding in 2000, the EQS Group has grown to be a leading global
provider of digital solutions for investor relations and corporate
communications. Its solutions and services enable over 7,000 companies
worldwide to fulfill complex domestic and international corporate
information requirements securely, timely and efficiently.
EQS Investor Relations and EQS Corporate Communications disseminate
financial and corporate news, develop corporate websites and apps, produce
online financial as well as sustainability reports, and execute audio and
video broadcasts. EQS Financial Markets & Media and ARIVA.DE (25.44%) are
active in financial marketing, data and content delivery as well as the
development of financial portals. Through its DGAP service, the EQS Group
is the institution by which companies fulfill mandatory regulatory news
dissemination requirements.
The EQS Group is headquartered in Munich, with a further domestic office in
Hamburg. The international growth strategy has led to subsidiaries in
Zurich, Moscow, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taipei, and Kochi. EQS
Group currently has over 190 employees.
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Language: English
Company: EQS Group AG
Karlstr. 47
80333 Munich
Germany
Phone: +49(0)89 210298-0
Fax: +49(0)89 210298-49
E-mail: info@eqs.com
Internet: www.eqs.com
ISIN: DE0005494165
WKN: 549416
Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich
(m:access), Stuttgart; Open Market (Entry Standard) in
Frankfurt
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DGAP-News: EQS Group AG successfully enters UK market
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