Investment & Financing
Qualtrics and IBM Japan Expand Strategic Partnership
Partnership will help Japanese organizations rapidly design and improve customer and employee experiences in an increasingly competitive market IBM Japan becomes the first Qualtrics reseller in Japan TOKYO, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualtrics (Nasdaq: XM), the world's No. 1 Experience Manage...
$20M Equity Funding Agreement to accelerate Sales & Manufacture of Invisi Shield®
PERTH, Australia, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian natural skin care company, Skin Elements Limited (ASX: SKN) (Skin Elements or the Company), is pleased to announce a$20 million equity funding facility with US-based institutional investment group, LDA Capital Limited and LDA Capital LLC ...
Prometric Canada® Acquires Paragon Testing Enterprises
Combination will significantly increase global access to those seeking to live, work, or study inCanada BALTIMORE, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometric Canada Testing Services® ("Prometric®") announced today that it has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Paragon Testing Enterprises ...
Singapore-based Flash Coffee Raises US$15m Series A Funding to Fuel Asia Expansion and Launch 300 New Outlets
SINGAPORE, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash Coffee, a tech-enabled coffee chain backed by Rocket Internet announced that it has raisedUS$15 million in Series A funding in a round led byWhite Star Capital, with participation from prominent investors including Delivery Hero-backedDX Ventures, Gl...
EDDA Technology Announces US$150 Million Financing Round, led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, with OrbiMed Participation, to Advance Intelligent Robotic Solutions for Precision Surgery
SHANGHAI and SUZHOU, China, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EDDA Healthcare and Technology Holding Ltd. and its subsidiaries EDDA Technology (Shanghai) Ltd., EDDA Technology Medical Solutions (Suzhou) Ltd., and EDDA Technology, Inc ( Princeton, NJ, USA), (hereafter jointly referred to as EDDA Techno...
Renren Announces a $6 Million Equity Investment in Kaixin Auto
BEIJING, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) ("Renren" or the "Company") announced today that Renren has made a$6,000,000 equity investment in Kaixin by subscribing Kaixin Auto Holdings' ("Kaixin") newly designated convertible preferred shares. The preferred shares are converti...
Energy Monster Goes Public
BEIJING, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile device charging service provider Smart Share Global Limited, widely known as Energy Monster, has successfully listed on the NASDAQ under the stock ticker "EM", becoming the first publicly traded firm in the shared charging sector. According to the co...
Inner Armour Sports Nutrition Brand Sold to New Owners
Randy Couture, six-time UFC Champion, part of new ownership team LAS VEGAS, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than a decade providing athletes with the most powerful sports supplements in the world,Inner Armour Sports Nutrition is ready to step into the ring with a new ownership team that...
Heidrick & Struggles Accelerates the Future of Work by Acquiring Business Talent Group
Addition of BTG, pioneer of the high-end independent talent marketplace, establishes Heidrick & Struggles as a market leader in the growing on-demand executive and project-based talent space Acquisition consistent with Heidrick & Struggles' long-term growth initiative to expand its leadership so...
Brattea, a Leading Renal Denervation Company in China, Completes over $US20 Million Series B+ Financing, led by Kuanping Capital
SHANGHAI, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brattea, a leading renal denervation (RDN) medical technology company inChina, announced today its successful completion of over$US20 million Series B+ financing led by healthcare private equity fund Kuanping Capital. New investors include Hengxu Capital, P...
Creation of Ardonagh Global Partners Following acquisition of AccuRisk Solutions LLC
* Ardonagh Global Partners accelerates the international strategy of the Ardonagh Group * Announces acquisition of AccuRisk Solutions LLC ("AccuRisk"), a US-based medical stop loss Managing General Underwriter (MGU) * Following summer 2020 refinancing, to date Ardonagh has committed to inves...
Blue Planet strengthens its position in waste management sector in Singapore with second acquisition of a leading disaster remediation company
SINGAPORE, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Planet Environmental Solutions
Pte. Ltd. ('Blue Planet') has announced the acquisition of Disaster Restoration
Pte. Ltd. ('DRS')Singapore's largest provider of disaster recovery and
restoration services.
Dubai's Ellington Properties and Al Hilal Homes launch high-end villas in The Palm Jumeirah to meet lifestyle aspirations of international investors
DUBAI, UAE, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellington Properties
Singapore-based neobanking startup StashFin raises USD 40 MM in Series B Extension equity financing from a clutch of global investors to expand in South Asia
SINGAPORE, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-based neo-banking startup Morus Technologies Pte Ltd 'StashFin' has announced the successful completion of Series B Extension equity financing ofUSD 40 million from a clutch of global investors. New investors participating in the round includeAlt...
Health Tech Company Hologram Sciences Launches Personalized Health & Nutrition Innovation With $100 Million Backing
Backed by Royal DSM, Hologram seeks to disrupt nutrition marketplace by offering consumer-facing personalized solutions BOSTON and NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, announced the launch of Hologram Sci...
Thailand BOI Okays Biotech Projects Worth 2.4 Bln Baht in Total Investment
BANGKOK, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) said today it has recently approved new projects in the field of advanced biotechnology, worth a combined2.4 billion baht (around USD78 million) in investment, reflecting the increased interest of local and foreign inve...
Frontier Pharma and Baystone Group completes its acquisition of Zdravlje, a high quality pharmaceutical manufacturer in Serbia
- Zdravlje is a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer which supplies more than 35 countries around the world - The Company has a 65+ year track record in supplying high quality pharmaceutical products across oral solid and liquid forms - Zdravlje represents a solid foundation upon which a le...
Yili Invests in Significant Expansion of High-quality New Zealand Butter Production for Global Consumer Market
HOKITIKA, New Zealand, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global dairy giant Yili (Shanghai:600887) is investing $NZ40 million to double capacity of premium consumer butter production at its Westland Dairy Company Limited (Westland) plant on the West Coast ofNew Zealand. The investment will tra...
1:1 video English tutoring service 'Ringle' secures $8.9M Series A funding
SEOUL, South Korea, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ringle English Education Service Co., Ltd. (Ringle), a member company of Born2Global Centre, which provides 1:1 video English lessons with native-speaking tutors from prestigious U.S. and U.K. universities, has securedUS$8.9 million in investment...
AffaMed Therapeutics and SIFI Announce Joint Venture to Serve Greater China Market
SHANGHAI, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AffaMed Therapeutics ("AffaMed"), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to addressing critical unmet patient need in ophthalmic, neurological and psychiatric disorders, and SIFI S.p.A. ("SIFI"), a leading international ophthalmic com...
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