AIMS Worldwide Engages Maxim Group as
Financial Advisor and Investment Banker
FAIRFAX, Va.— (BUSINESS WIRE) — February 9, 2009 — AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (OTC BB: AMWW), a vertically integrated marketing communications consultancy providing organizations with focused marketing solutions, announced that it has engaged the services of Maxim Group LLC, a leading investment banking, securities and investment management firm, to provide strategic corporate finance and investment banking services. Maxim will focus on assisting AIMS in its strategies for maximizing shareholder value through its full scope of investment banking services.
“We are enthusiastic about bringing the resources and expertise of Maxim Group to assist AIMS Worldwide,” said Gerald Garcia Jr., president and CEO of AIMS Worldwide, Inc. “Maxim is a leading investment banking firm focused on advising small and mid-sized companies. AIMS management and board of directors believe Maxim will represent a strong partner and advisor in the execution of our company’s growth strategy to further enhance corporate and shareholder value.”
Karl Brenza, managing director, investment banking at Maxim, commented, “We are delighted to partner with AIMS Worldwide as it executes its plan to carve out a unique position in the marketing sciences and solutions industry. Our objective will be to assist AIMS in all facets of its financial and value creation strategy through our full-service investment banking capabilities. Furthermore, we will support the company’s strategic initiatives and long-term goals.”
About AIMS: AIMS Worldwide is a vertically integrated marketing communications consultancy providing organizations with focused marketing solutions at the lowest possible cost. AIMS increases the accuracy of the strategic direction of its client’s marketing program, improves results and reduces the cost, by refocusing “mass marketing” to a more strategic “One-2-One” relationship with the ideal customer. To further differentiate from the rest of the market, AIMS places intense focus on the Return on Marketing Investment, or ROMI. The Company’s goal is to provide clients with a measurable return by first conducting an audit of the client’s existing marketing strategy in order to deliver an increased return on their investment. AIMS is accelerating its growth by targeting and acquiring a group of media and marketing communication services companies. To learn more about AIMS Worldwide, visit www.aimsworldwide.com.
About Maxim Group: 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 has a billion dollar client asset management practice. 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.
For more information, contact:
Gerald Garcia Jr., President and CEO
AIMS Worldwide, Inc.
703-621-3875, ext. 2256
ggarcia@aimsworldwide.com
www.aimsworldwide.com
Karl Brenza, Managing Director
Maxim Group LLC
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10174
212-895-3500
www.maximgrp.com
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