Headquartered in Munich, Shopping Guide GmbH operates the pan-European shopping and consumer review website Ciao in seven European markets and provides customers from Great Britain (www.ciao.co.uk), Germany (www.ciao.de), France (www.ciao.fr), Spain (www.ciao.es), Italy (www.ciao.it), the Netherlands (www.ciao-shopping.nl) and Sweden (www.ciao.se) with extensive shopping advice on the web. Internet users will find more than 16,7 million products and offers from more than 4200 online merchants and more than 6,7 million independent product evaluations and reviews of people’s experiences in over 20 top categories. Since the acquisition in March 2012, Ciao strengthens the portfolio of LeGuide Group (listed on Alternext board of NYSE Euronext Paris - ISIN code: FR0010146092), founded in 1998 and operating in 14 European countries through a multi-site strategy of online shopping guides, comparison websites, shopping search engines and platforms for consumer ratings. LeGuide Group surrounds a brand portfolio, including LeGuide.com, choozen, dooyoo.com, pikengo, shopwahl.de and Ciao. Further information on Ciao and Shopping Guide GmbH including digital material can be found at: http://www.leguidegroup.com