Investment & Financing
Lightspeed teams up with Google to help retailers increase local shopping revenue
Integration allows omnichannel retailers to automate ads and real-time inventory levels directly from the Lightspeed platform MONTREAL, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, announced today it willinte...
Kakao Entertainment Acquires Tapas and Radish Media, Two Leading U.S.-based storytelling platforms
SEOUL, South Korea, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kakao Entertainment signed definitive agreements onMay 7 to acquire two storytelling platforms based in the U.S., Tapas Media, Inc. (hereafter Tapas) and Radish Media, Inc. (hereafter Radish). The acquisitions pave the way for Kakao Entertainment t...
Thailand's 'Singha Estate' acquires 286-hectare 'World Food Valley' industrial estate
"Acquiring an industrial estate that is closely linked to the three power plants in which we have also taken substantial stakes is another step forward in the fulfilment of our strategy to create powerful synergies between Singha Estate's multiple business platforms. It gives us great competitive...
Adyen launches Planet, enabling climate action at checkout
AMSTERDAM, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ADYEN (AMS: ADYEN), the payments platform of choice for many of the world's leading companies, today announced the launch of Planet, the company's latest addition to its Impact product suite1 . Planet allows Adyen's merchants to offer their shoppers the oppo...
ADA Announces Strategic Investment of USD 60 million from SoftBank Corp.
* ADA receives USD 60 million investment from SoftBank Corp. * SoftBank Corp. as a strategic investor will form business alliance to make ADA the core of its digital and data marketing arm inSoutheast Asia * New investment will be used to enhance ADA's data and AI offering, and marketing sol...
DiA Imaging Analysis Partners with SonoScape Medical Corporation to Deliver Cardiac Ultrasound AI solutions
BE'ER SHEVA, Israel, and SHENZHEN, China , May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DiA
Imaging Analysis Ltd.
Futu Clearing Inc. Secures $400M to Expand US Operations
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Futu Clearing Inc. announced it received a strategic capital injection in the amount of$400 million from its parent company, Futu Holdings, Ltd (Nasdaq: FUTU). As the backbone that facilitates trading of US equities for clients across the glo...
Hyva Acquires Usimeca In Latin America
Expanded footprint in Waste Handling Solutions. Consolidating leadership in the region, shaping the strongest player in Waste Handling Solutions. ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyva, a global leader in loading and unloading hydraulic solutions serving the commercia...
Urban Tiller Bags Investment from Top Angel Investors
SINGAPORE, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Tiller
The OPEC Fund boosts renewable energy and access to finance in Nepal
VIENNA, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed aUS$15 million loan in favor of NMB Bank Limited inNepal for the purpose of financing micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and renewable energy projects. The loan represents ...
Alebund Pharmaceuticals Raises $60 million in Series B Financing Round to Accelerate Its Development of Innovative Drugs and Total Solutions for the Treatment of Renal Diseases
SHANGHAI, May 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alebund Pharmaceuticals ("Alebund" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative therapies for the treatment of renal diseases and related chronic conditions, today announced that it has raised$60 million in its Series B fi...
Building the Height of High-Quality Capital Accumulation - 2021 Qingdao Global Venture Capital Conference Held
QINGDAO, China, May 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qingdao, an island of youth and a hot spot of innovation and entrepreneurship, has a complete industrial system, outstanding innovation ability and profound financial genes, and is promoted to develop more quickly with the holding of the Global Venture ...
Youibot received RMB 100mn in a new funding round
SHENZHEN, China, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 7, Youibot, a mobile robot and solution provider, announced it received financing ofRMB 100 million led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. The Youibot which won SoftBank Ventures Asia's investment this time is a leading enterprise inChina's industrial ...
WuXi Biologics Completed Three Acquisitions to Enhance its Global Network
SHANGHAI, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics ("WuXi Bio") (2269.HK), a global company with leading open-access biologics technology platforms, announced that it has completed the acquisitions of a Bayer manufacturing facility in Wuppertal,Germany, the Pfizer China ("Pfizer") manufacturing...
Nexturn Bio Inc. decided to invest in the development of a new drug pipeline for diabetes treatment using miRNA
SEOUL, South Korea, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexturn Bio Inc., a subsidiary of Nexturn Bioscience Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:89140), said it has secured a 50% stake in RosVivo Therapeutics Inc., a U.S. new drug developer, as its first investment destination. RosVivo recently developed RSVI-301, a new d...
KPS Capital Partners To Acquire Metra Holding S.p.A. And Metra S.p.A.
Leading Global Extruded Aluminum Profile Manufacturer First Mid-Cap Fund Acquisition in Europe NEW YORK, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KPS Capital Partners, LP ("KPS") announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquireMetra Holding S.p.A. and Metra S.p.A., (collectively "Metra" ...
Kahoot! will acquire Clever, a leading US K-12 EdTech learning platform, accelerating its vision to build the world's leading learning platform
OSLO, Norway, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahoot!, a global learning platform company, announced today the acquisition of Clever Inc., a privately-held, California-based company that is one of the most widely-used digital learning platforms by U.S. K-12 schools. The partnership between two of the ...
Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, received more than $250M investment at a $2.5B valuation
SINGAPORE, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Acronis
E-commerce Aggregator, Una Brands, raises AUD50 million in Seed Round from heavy hitters to acquire and scale brands in Australia
SINGAPORE, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- E-commerce startup, Una Brands, announced today a AUD50 million Seed Round to buy and scale e-commerce brands with majority of acquisitions happening inAustralia. The round ranks amongst the highest ever seed investment raised by an Australian startup. The c...
Base.vn - A Vietnamese SaaS Platform Startup Acquired by FPT Corporation
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 4th 2021, Base,
one of VIISA portfolio startups held the Technology Industry Blockbuster Event
with the participation of special guests. The event marked an important
milestone in the development of this SaaS platform inVietnam.
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