Press Centre

Press Release

ATG Media is a Finalist for the 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award

London, 10 April 2012

ATG Media announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Europe award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across Europe. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

This unique assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the actual track record and standing of a company, which allows Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list an valuable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.

"This year was very rewarding," said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. "The global economic situation has abated and there are many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products. We had a very difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. ATG Media shows great promise therefore deserves to be among the Finalists. Now we’re faced with the difficult task of selecting the Top 100 winners of Red Herring Europe. We know that the 2012 crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to make an impact."

Finalists for the 2012 edition of the Red Herring 100 Europe award are selected based upon their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the telecommunications, security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, biotech, mobile and other industries completed their submissions to qualify for the award.

The Finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring Europe Forum in Amsterdam, April 23-25, 2012. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony the evening of April 25 at the event.

 

About ATG Media Ltd
ATG Media owns and runs the-saleroom.com (Europes premier art and antiques auction portal) and i-bidder.com (Europes leading portal for industrial and commercial auctions). ATG Media is the exclusive international partner for epailive.com (Chinas leading art and antiques portal). ATG Medias technology powers partner sites bidspotter.co.uk (the USs leading industrial auction site), Figaro Enchères (hosted on Frances premier news website) and lot-tissimo.com (Germanys leading fine art and antique auction portal).

Additional statistics

	2008	2011
Number of staff	50	74
Auctioneers who have used the-saleroom.com/i-bidder.com	95	340
Average registration per auction via ATG Medias sites	50	140
the-saleroom.com average registration per auction	65	170
Highest value lot sold on the-saleroom.com	Greek Coin	£125,000
Highest value lot sold on i-bidder.com	Crane	£140,000
Highest number of registrants at an auction via ATG Media’s sites	Bamfords	783

Client comments

“The-saleroom.com has provided new business opportunities to its huge base of auctioneers in the UK and around the world. Were delighted to use its services which have helped us reach a global audience and increase our turnover. Its new international expansion will allow us to reach even more bidders in mainland Europe and China.”
Guy Schooling, Managing Director, Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers
auctions@sworder.co.uk
+44 1279 817778

“The-saleroom.com combines leading edge technology with an unrivalled and growing client base, thus offering a compelling e-commerce alternative to accessing what has historically been an old fashioned industry.  We continue to be impressed by the-saleroom.coms delivery of new buyers, many from a younger and tech-savvy demographic who we would otherwise not be able to reach.”
Stephan Ludwig, Chairman, The Fine Art Auction Group
sludwig@dnfa.com
+44 1635 553553

ENDS
Further information
Richard Lewis 0787 250 7405

View this press release as a PDF file