MZ Group North America | Global Reach, Local Service Investor Relations

MZ North America is the US division of MZ Group, a multinational company and the world’s largest independent investor relations and corporate communications firm.

Case Studies

We measure our success by our clients’ results. Our team works closely with management to establish an effective and targeted shareholder outreach campaign, which includes properly packaging their story, establishing the appropriate expectations, and providing consistent transparency into the business. By introducing key market participants, the overall goal of these

efforts should lead to increased corporate visibility, greater shareholder diversification and a market multiple consistent with comparables, as well the company’s specific growth prospects. Below are a few Case Studies that show how MZ leveraged its complete set of services to achieve our clients’ goals.

eXp World Holdings

eXp World Holdings (OTCQB: EXPI) engaged MZ in December 2016 to assist the Company with all aspects of corporate communications amongst current and prospective investors, while enhancing awareness of the Company within the capital markets. The stock was thinly traded, relatively unknown and had trouble attracting institutional investors. MZ’s investor relations program began with introducing the story to high net worth investors seeking micro cap ideas under the radar, select retail investors, and small institutional sector specific funds capable of buying stock in the open market. The company also attended its first true investor conferences, having attended four top-tier microcap investor conferences since engagement. Three bullish write-ups on Seeking Alpha, as well as publication on Medium, also helped to expand retail awareness. By March of 2018, EXPI shares had risen 217% to $12.84 with liquidity up over 250% from a 30 day average volume of 8.9K shares/day to 31.1K shares/day.

Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc.

Fusion Telecommunications (NASDAQ:  FSNN) engaged MZ in March of 2017 with a share price of $1.65. MZ began an investor relations program that initially reworked and readied the Company to expand its investor base. MZ immediately took the Company on multiple non-deal roadshows on both coasts. In the first three months, MZ arranged regular investor and analyst intro calls to support its IR program. In conjunction, the Company began to present at investor conferences to expand its outreach. By the end of August 2017, the shares had reached $3.41, an increase of 107%, with a 3 month average daily trading volume of 280k shares/day, up 724%.

Himax Technologies, Inc.

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) re-engaged MZ in October 2016, after a 2 year hiatus, with share price at $8.22. MZ’s investor relations program began with immediate investor outreach efforts, including multiple Non-Deal Roadshows and at top-tier investor conferences. HIMX share price rose 33% to $10.92 with liquidity up 49% from an average volume of 3.3M shares/day to 5.0M shares/day.

BofI Federal Bank

BofI Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOFI) engaged MZ in January 2012 with its stock trading at about $16.00. MZ kick-started BofI’s investor relations program and began an aggressive conference schedule to put BofI in front of a wide variety of new investors and analysts. Concurrently, multiple international Non Deal Roadshows were booked, increasing BofI’s introduction to new investors across the US and Canada. During engagement BOFI stock rose to a high of $105.55, a 544% increase, with liquidity increased 595% from an average shares traded of 39K shares/day to 269K shares/day.

Customers Bancorp, Inc.

Customers Bancorp (NASDAQ: CUBI) engaged MZ in November, 2013 with its stock trading at approximately $15.29. The MZ team implemented a full service investor relations program, including targeted awareness to investors, analysts, shareholders and other key constituents. In June 2015, the stock was up 70% and trading at $26.03. CUBI average daily volume increased 67% from 78K shares/day to 131K shares/day.

Energous Corporation

Energous (NASDAQ: WATT) engaged MZ group in early January of 2014 for pre-IPO services, including introducing the company to 75 investors on its IPO roadshow. With MZ’s guidance, the IPO was a success at $6.00 a share with 4 million shares sold on March 28, 2014. MDB Capital also exercised its entire over-allotment option to purchase an additional 600,000 shares of the WATT’s common stock. Total gross proceeds of the IPO, including the over-allotment, were $27.6M. WATT surged 76.33% to $10.58 its first day of trading after its IPO, with over 1.9 million shares traded. After the IPO, WATT stock increased 128% to over $13.69 with average volume at 144 K shares/day through June 2014. After the IPO, MZ continued to market the stock to the financial community and new investors.

3PEA International, Inc.

3PEA International (OTCQB: TPNL) engaged MZ in September, 2014 when the stock was trading at $0.19. MZ began to introduce the company to MZ’s proprietary investor database with one-on-one conference calls with analysts and investors and initiated a full investor relations program. MZ provided assistance with press releases and hosted a virtual roadshow to increase investor awareness. MZ also created an investor centric presentation to position the company with investors. Through April 2015, the stock had risen to a high of $0.98, a 400% increase, with trading volume up 78% from 19K to approximately 33K shares/day.

MZ Group and its affiliates, officers, directors, subsidiaries and agents have been compensated by its clients to perform shareholder and investor relation services. Each contract varies in duration, services performed and compensation received. This newsletter should not be regarded as an independent publication. MZ Group, its employees, consultants and affiliates may, from time to time, acquire positions in the companies that they cover. This could represent a conflict of interest. MZ Group and its consultants, employees and affiliates shall be under no obligation to inform readers about its trading activities. These parties and entities reserve the right to buy or sell shares in these companies. The following companies, featured on this website, have compensated MZ Group, which ranges from a consulting fee of $3,000 to $9,500 per month. In addition, MZ Group also received: EXPI: 30,000 shares of restricted common stock; FSNN: Two Warrants to collectively purchase 65,000 shares of common stock at a strike price of $1.50 per share with 40,000 shares immediately exercisable and 25,000 shares not exercisable until after September 7, 2017 at a rate of 1/6th of the shares during the six months ending March 7, 2018; HIMX: None; BOFI: None; CUBI: 2,000 shares of restricted common stock; AQMS: WATT: Consulting Warrant for 36,000 shares of common stock following the IPO at a strike price equivalent to 130% of the IPO Price. Warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at a strike price of a 20% premium to the IPO Price; TPNL: 200,000 shares of restricted common stock by November 1, 2014 in addition to a Warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock with a strike price of $0.25 per share. If services continued for the second six month period of the agreement, the company will issue 200,000 shares of common stock by May 1, 2015 in addition to a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock with a strike price of $0.50 per share. Please contact Ted Haberfield for more information on compensation at 760-755-2716.