Gocompare.com [SEP] location of formation
Gocompare.com
GoCompare is a British financial services comparison website, established in Wales in 2006. It provides comparison details for financial products including car insurance, home and pet insurance and breakdown cover. Since 2009 its adverts have featured a fictional Italian tenor named Gio Compario (played by Welsh tenor Wynne Evans), which have been voted "most irritating advertisement". It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History.
GoCompare was established in November 2006 and is based in Newport, Wales. The company's founder was
The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in March 2013. On the 8 December 2014, Esure announced that it was acquiring the remaining 50% of shares in financial comparison website Gocompare.com having previously secured a non-controlling stake in the company. In November 2016 the company demerged Gocompare.com again.
In August 2018 the company agreed to be acquired by Bain Capital. The takeover was sanctioned by the High Court in December 2018.
Operations.
Esure offers motor insurance, home insurance and travel insurance. The company