09.02.2015
FinLab AG DE0001218063
DGAP-News: FinLab AG: FinLab AG acquires majority stake in nextmarkets GmbH
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FinLab AG: FinLab AG acquires majority stake in nextmarkets GmbH
09.02.2015 / 08:00
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- FinLab AG acquires majority stake in nextmarkets GmbH
- Aim is to develop the leading international e-learning platform for
private investors
Frankfurt, 09.02.2015 - FinLab AG is investing a significant seven-digit
amount in nextmarkets GmbH, Cologne, giving it a majority stake in the
innovative fintech start-up, with product launch scheduled for early this
year.
nextmarkets GmbH was formed in April 2014 by brothers Manuel and Dominic
Heyden, who previously founded and then successfully established the social
trading platform ayondo. nextmarkets has set itself the task of becoming
the leading global e-learning platform for private investors. Using
innovative gameplay, users get to understand the principles of market cause
and effect by being taken through trading routines in hundreds of markets.
"We are convinced that most people make irrational trades on the stock
market and lag behind the markets because they don't know what events
trigger movements in equities and markets. These can be technical trends,
economic developments or behavioural economic strategies," says Manuel
Heyden, founder and CEO.
His brother Dominic, founder and CTO, adds: "In nextmarkets we have found a
solution that enables both beginners and sophisticated traders to learn
about these events at any time from the comfort of their own home or while
commuting and turn them into real trades in the blink of an eye using the
integrated trading platform. The learning and fun factor is huge and so are
the opportunities for growing your net worth."
For FinLab, a newly formed company builder focused on the Financial
Services Technologies ("fintech") sector, nextmarkets is the first
investment. FinLab AG board member Stefan Schütze comments on the
investment: "nextmarkets is a perfect first investment for us: First, the
founding team is one of the best start-up teams in Germany, which has
already formed, developed and successfully sold a company. Second, we
think the global market of active private investors is extremely exciting
and believe there will be further digital transformation of this segment.
We are sure we can provide the founders with significant added value in the
company's international expansion and together grow it to be the
international market leader soon."
The nextmarkets team will unveil an initial beta version at Europe's
biggest FinTech conference, FINOVATE, to be held on 10 and 11 February 2015
in London.
About FinLab AG:
Stock market listed company FinLab AG (WKN 121806 / ISIN DE0001218063 /
ticker symbol: A7A) is one of the first and largest company builders and
investors focused on the Financial Services Technologies ("fintech")
sector. FinLab focuses on developing German fintech start-ups and providing
venture capital for their financial needs, whereas in each case the aim is
a long-term participation and ongoing support of the investment. FinLab
also invests globally, as part of venture rounds, in fintech companies,
primarily in the USA and Asia.
Press contact:
nextmarkets GmbH: [email protected], telephone: +49(0)221999695-50
FinLab AG: [email protected], telephone: +49 0)69 7191280-0
Contact:
FinLab AG
Tel: +49 69 719 12 80 0
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: FinLab AG
Grüneburgweg 18
60322 Frankfurt / Main
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)69 719 12 80 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)69 719 12 80 - 011
Internet: www.finlab.de
ISIN: DE0001218063
WKN: 121806
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in
Open Market (Entry Standard)
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