BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc. (NASDAQ: CIFS) ("CIFS" or the "Company"), a leading financial advisory services company, today announced that it has entered into an equity transfer agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire 100% equity interest in Beijing Anytrust Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Anytrust"), a big data company focusing on providing data infrastructure design, big data access and analytics, and document automation for enterprises and government agencies in China.
Pursuant to the Agreement entered into on November 14, 2017 by and between the Company and the sole and controlling shareholder of Anytrust, Beijing Tianhuang Tongda Technology Co., Ltd., the Company will acquire 100% equity interest in Anytrust for a total cash consideration of RMB12 million (approximately US$1.8 million) (the "Transaction"). The Transaction is, subject to due diligence investigations by the relevant parties, shareholder change registration with the State Administration of Industry and Commerce and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. Accordingly, there is no guarantee that the Transaction will be consummated.
Mr. Jianxin Lin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CIFS, commented, "We are impressed with the background and capability of the Anytrust team and very excited to welcome the Anytrust team to join CIFS at this crucial moment as we just launched our FinTech Initiative to prepare us for the next phase of growth. As we previously disclosed, our FinTech Initiative specifically centers around the development of a big data platform that would allow the Company to leverage big data access, analytics, artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning in acquiring and retaining customers through precision marketing and effective risk control. We believe the Anytrust acquisition will jumpstart our FinTech Initiative and further expand our products and services offerings to SMEs as well as financial institutions."
About Beijing Anytrust Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Established in June 2014 and headquartered in Beijing, China, Anytrust Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Anytrust") is a big data company providing data infrastructure design, big data access and analytics, and document automation for enterprises and government agencies with customers including Tianhong Asset Management, Yinhua Fund Management, BAIC Motor, Beijing North Star Yayuncun Auto Marketplace, Yonyou FinTech Information Technology, and Experian Information Solutions, etc. More information about Anytrust can be found at www.anytrust.cn.
About China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc.
Incorporated in 2014 and headquartered in Beijing, China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc. provides financial advisory services, including commercial payment advisory, intermediary bank loan advisory, and international corporate financing advisory, to meet the financing and capital needs of its clients, comprised largely of small-to-medium sized enterprises.
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China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc.
Email: ir@cifsp.com
Phone: +86 10 8587 8166
Tony Tian, CFA
Weitian Group LLC
Email: tony.tian@weitian-ir.com
Phone: +1 732 910 9692
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