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ADVFN, incorporated in the UK, is a global stocks and shares information website. Originally a UK-based site, the company currently operates in the US, UK & Brazil. Global expansion has been a key area for ADVFN in recent years. The company has a joint venture in Brazil a country in which ADVFN has a geo- and language-targeted financial sites. This is in addition to its US, French, German, Italian, Canadian, Japanese and Indian ADVFN financial sites.
In September of 2006, ADVFN acquired InvestorsHub.com and Silicon Investor - two top five online investment community websites in the North American market.
In February of 2006, ADVFN bought Equity Holdings Limited - the owner of the well-known research brand Equity Development.
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ADVFN has a 40.4% holding in - and provides the majority of the user base for - the online IPO platform All IPO. All IPO offers a fully automated platform for retail investors to participate in IPOs.
ADVFN also owns two non-financial websites: dating website CupidBay.com and photo blogging site Fotothing.com.
Across all businesses, the total number of users is currently in excess of 3,000,000. |