FAIRFAX, Va.--(Business Wire)--
AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (OTC BB:AMWW), an integrated marketing services company
providing organizations with focused marketing solutions, announced today that
it has signed an agreement with Maxim Group for an exclusive M&A relationship.
As a result of its February 2009 engagement with Maxim Group for an exclusive
investment banking relationship, AIMS began its search for core competency
acquisitions as part of a sustained M&A growth strategy. With the signing of the
M&A agreement with Maxim, AIMS is now in the final stages of completing its
acquisition prospects.
For the next stage of AIMS development through acquisitions, the company is
concentrating in the areas of public affairs, digital marketing and public
relations. Based on current growth in government affairs expenditures, and on
past successes by IKON Public Affairs in campaign and election management and
political consulting, AIMS is focused heavily on growing its government,
advocacy and political affairs business. IKON is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
AIMS.
"Because of our past success in this space and significant ongoing opportunity,
we are focusing on growth efforts in the public sector," said AIMS CEO Gerald
Garcia, Jr. "We also see growth opportunities in the commercial sector, with
emphasis on digital marketing and public relations. The combination of our
public and commercial sector M&A initiatives will be critical to our long-term
business development, growth and success. We appreciate the invaluable
assistance, counsel and guidance we are receiving from Maxim`s management as we
work through the final stages of our next round of acquisitions."
About AIMS
AIMS Worldwide (www.aimsworldwide.com) is an integrated marketing communications
company, leveraging the art and science of marketing to provide organizations
with impactful, cost-effective and measurable solutions. AIMS increases the
accuracy of client marketing programs, improves results and reduces costs by
refocusing "mass marketing" to a more strategic "One-2-One" relationship with
the ideal customer, providing clients with an increased and measurable return on
its investment. AIMS is further developing core competencies and accelerating
growth by acquiring marketing communication services companies.
About Maxim Group LLC
Maxim Group LLC is a full-service investment banking firm headquartered in New
York. Maxim Group provides a full array of financial services including
investment banking; private wealth management; and global institutional equity,
fixed-income and derivatives sales and trading as well as equity research. Maxim
Group currently manages in excess of $5 billion in client assets. The investment
banking group focuses on middle market and emerging growth companies within the
energy, health care, technology, retail, and business and financial services
sectors. The institutional coverage of Maxim Group spans North and South
America, Europe and Asia. Maxim Group LLC is a registered as a broker-dealer
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of the
following: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA); Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board (MSRB); Securities Insurance Protection Corporation (SIPC);
International Securities Exchange (ISE); NASDAQ Stock Market and the NYSE Arca,
Inc. To learn more about Maxim Group, visit www.maximgrp.com.
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AIMS Worldwide, Inc.
Gerald Garcia Jr.
703-621-3875, ext. 2256
ggarcia@aimsworldwide.com
www.aimsworldwide.com
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