Investment & Financing

HK-Based Tech Startup PressLogic Raises $10M USD Series A+ Funding

2018-11-07 11:00 6398

* The round was closed by Meitu, Inc. (SEHK:1357), China's leading image processing and social sharing platform * Funds will be used to expand overseas female lifestyle content and user-generated content (UGC) markets, optimize its self-developed data-driven analytics software, as well as to ...

KPS Capital Partners Portfolio Company C&D Technologies To Acquire Trojan Battery Company

2018-11-06 23:30 2044

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- KPS Capital Partners, LP ("KPS") announced today that its portfolio company C&D Technologies, Inc. ("C&D") has agreed to acquire Trojan Battery Company, LLC ("Trojan") from Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC and other shareholders.  Financial terms of the tr...

AirMedia Announces the Sale of 20.32% of its Advertising Business and Realignment of its Business Components

2018-11-06 21:30 1125

BEIJING, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AirMedia Group Inc. ("AirMedia" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AMCN), an operator of out-of-home advertising platforms in China targeting mid-to-high-end consumers as well as a first-mover in the travel Wi-Fi market, today announced that Beijing Linghang Shengshi ...

Electrolux and Karma Introduce a Smart Fridge to Reduce Food Waste

2018-11-06 16:25 1495

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrolux, together with the startup Karma, introduces a smart refrigerator for grocery stores. The refrigerator, beta launched today, will be integrated with Karma's app and will contribute to the reduction of food waste by making it easier for supermar...

Fosun Completes the Acquisition of Guide Investimentos

2018-11-06 05:04 2560

Central Bank of Brazil approved the negotiation announced last year SAO PAULO, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fosun announces the conclusion of the acquisition of 69.14% of Guide Investimentos, after the approval of the Central Bank ofBrazil. Under the agreement, Fosun paid R$ 167.9 million, with a...

Standard Textile Acquires Luxury Italian-Based Global Hospitality Business Including the Mascioni Hotel Collection Brand

2018-11-05 23:43 2672

Acquisition expands Standard Textile's leadership position in the hospitality market and strengthens growth opportunities CINCINNATI, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Textile Co., Inc., a global leader in the hospitality and healthcare textile markets, announces today it has reached an agre...

Gibbs Amphibians Set to Establish Humdinga Assembly Subsidiary in Qatar

2018-11-05 10:52 2306

DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibbs Amphibians (Gibbs) is establishing a strategic partnership with the Madaeen Al Doha Group to supply and assemble the Gibbs Humdinga. The subsidiary, called Gibbs Amphitech, will be based inQatar and will supply Gibbs products in the region and other...

SMIT Acquires a Hardware-based Verification Systems and Software Company

2018-11-01 10:18 2032

HONG KONG, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SMIT Holdings Limited ("SMIT" or the "Company," together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") (stock code: 2239), a world leading CAM supplier and a major mPOS supplier inChina, has announced its new acquisition of S2C Tech Inc. ("S2C"), a hardware-based ver...

Alliance Ventures Leads Strategic Investment in WeRide.ai

2018-10-31 21:37 1020

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has become the lead strategic investor of WeRide.ai (formerly JingChi.ai),China's leading autonomous driving company focused on Level 4 (L4) self-driving technology, ...

AR Optics Startup LetinAR Raises $3.6m in Series A Funding for propelling commercialization of AR glasses

2018-10-31 20:30 1379

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LetinAR , a Korean startup developing a new optical solution for augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, recently raised$3.6 million in Series A funding, led by Kakao Ventures , Naver Corpora...

12CM to enter European market through joint venture

2018-10-31 15:30 1011

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 12CM.Inc  (One-two-cee-em), a company that develops foundational technology for smart stamps, is gearing up to enter the European market in earnest. On October 15, 12CM, a member company of the K-ICT Born2Global Ce...

Alliance Ventures Leads Strategic Investment in WeRide.ai

2018-10-31 14:00 933

PARIS, TOKYO and YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and WeRide.ai to increase presence in Chinese autonomous vehicle services Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has become the lead strategic investor of WeRide...

Orion Health Finalizes Investment Deal with Hg

2018-10-31 10:42 1362

BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion Health (NZX:OHE/ASX:OHE) today announced the completion of its transaction with technology investor Hg for the acquisition of Rhapsody and a 24.9% stake in Orion Health's Population Health Management business. Orion Health retains a 24.9% investment in ...

Clarivate Analytics to enhance AI-driven trademark research solutions with TrademarkVision acquisition

2018-10-31 08:00 1122

Strategic acquisition of cutting-edge, Australian company to deliver the next generation of trademark research PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Analytics, the global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced the ...

GTR Ventures Makes First Africa Investment

2018-10-30 16:11 2310

LONDON and SINGAPORE, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GTR Ventures, the world's first investment and venture-building platform specialized in trade and supply chain, has announced an investment in Orbitt -- an African-focused fintech deals platform.

Winning Developer Solutions Announced in Inaugural Call for Code Global Challenge to Mitigate Effects of Natural Disasters

2018-10-30 12:00 1307

IBM, David Clark Cause, United Nations Human Rights, the American Red Cross, The Linux Foundation, NEA, and additional supporters celebrate developers helping save lives with open source technologies SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Call for Code Founding Partner IBM (NYSE: IBM

PeopleFund Secures US$11M in Series B Funding to Cement Leading Position in the Korean Fintech Market

2018-10-30 07:00 2715

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PeopleFund, Korea's fastest growing financial technology platform that connects borrowers and investors, announced today that it has securedUS$11M in Series B funding, making it the largest Series B investment for a Korean P2P lending company. The...

Swedish Game Studio Acquires Vobling to Become the Nordic Region's Leading Publicly Listed AR/VR Company

2018-10-29 11:33 1597

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bublar Group (BUBL MTF), a publicly listed Augmented Reality (AR) gaming studio, has acquired the Swedish AR/VR company Vobling with offices inStockholm and Manila, Philippines. Through the acquisi...

IBM To Acquire Red Hat, Completely Changing The Cloud Landscape And Becoming World's #1 Hybrid Cloud Provider

2018-10-29 09:41 1574

- Most significant tech acquisition of 2018 will unlock true value of cloud for business - IBM and Red Hat to provide open approach to cloud, featuring unprecedented security and portability across multiple clouds - Deal accelerates IBM's high-value business model, making IBM the #1 hybrid...

Renmin Tianli Group, Inc. Announces Entry into Specialty Chicken Farming and Closure of a Farm

2018-10-26 19:00 1458

WUHAN CITY, China, Oct. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Renmin Tianli Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAC) ("Renmin Tianli" or the "Company"), a producer of breeder hogs, market hogs and black hogs, as well as specialty processed black hog pork products sold through retail outlets and the internet, with headquart...

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