Zak Mir talks about Lift Global Ventures in the wake of Friday’s successful stock market listing
Zak Mir talks about Lift Global Ventures in the wake of Friday’s successful stock market listing and discusses the current opportunities in financial media and technology for an investment company such as Lift in the space. It has been a journey to reach this point, Zak, from starting position back in April/May of last year to Lift listing on Friday, how would you describe the process and surely you must be happy to be listed? Can you give the listeners a small intro about the company? Do you have a lot of support from city institutions, high profile investors? Why the Aquis Stock Exchange and not a main listing on the IPO? Some people would ask about liquidity on the AQSE platform, do you see any changes that could help to change that for companies and investors? You have three directors on the Lift Global Ventures board presently, do you see any additions people join in the future to strengthen and expand the business? What can investors expect short to midterm on the growth strategy of the company? What most excites you about the future of the business? On a closing note, will you be updating shareholders, on a regular base and keeping them in the loop? As always great talking with you and here is to the future, Zak, as always great to have you on the Share Talk platform, until the next time. Lift Global Ventures Plc (AQSE: LFT), an enterprise company formed to identify investment and acquisition opportunities within the financial media and related technology industries, announced that trading in its ordinary shares commences on AQSE Growth Market (“AQSE”) Friday, 29 March 2022, under the ticker “LFT” and ISIN: GB00BNG59574. The Company has been admitted to the Access Segment of AQSE following the successful completion of an oversubscribed fundraise of £1.73 million. Including funds raised prior to the IPO, Lift has raised £2.07 million to pursue its investment strategy and may invest in or acquire, inter alia, financial news websites and other forms of “new media”, investment research providers, marketing services businesses, content creators and financial technology platforms. The Board of the Company comprises Paul Gazzard, Non-Executive Chairman, Zak Mir, Chief Executive Officer and Timothy Daniel, Executive Director. The Board, and in particular the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, has significant experience and an extensive network of contacts in the financial media and related technology industries. The Directors aim to leverage these strengths to not only identify compelling acquisition or investment opportunities but also to advise and add value to investee companies on an ongoing basis. The Board believes it has the expertise to identify and fully exploit the synergistic opportunities available to the Company from investing across its target sectors. Zak Mir, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “In recent years, we’ve seen investor access improve drastically, with social and financial media and technology transforming how companies, markets, and investors interact. However, the financial media and technology markets remain fragmented, and more choice does not necessarily lead to better outcomes for investors. We formed Lift to disrupt and improve the financial media and technology landscape, and to create an innovative media and technology group which is greater than the sum of its parts.” The Company’s Admission Document is available to view here: https://liftgv.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lift-Admission-Document-FINAL.pdf