shares of freedom holding corp jumped thursday after the investment company said it is expanding its us presence through the acquisition of maxim group llc for about 400 million at 1213 pm et shares were up 24 at 7905 the company said the deal includes maxim groups registered investment advisory affiliate maxim financial advisors llc freedom holding will acquire the newyorkbased investment bank securities and wealth management from maxim group for a combination of cash and common stock it said maxim groups corporate and institutional reach into asia greece israel and most of western europe will complement freedoms brokerage and global distribution network freedom holding added