Investment & Financing

Cyberport Venture Capital Forum 2018 Drives Next Wave of Tech Investment

2018-11-08 20:19 948

Cyberport Investors Network facilitates investment-matching, raising over HK$234 million HONG KONG, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF), Cyberport's annual tech investment flagship event, kicked off its two-day annual forum today, bringing together investor icons,...

KKday Announces Series B+ Financing Round Led by Strategic Investors LINE Ventures and Alibaba

2018-11-08 17:01 362

TAIPEI, , Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- KKday , one ofAsia's leading tours and activities ecommerce platforms, announced today its Series B+ funding co-led by LINE Ventures and the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund. Existing investors, including CDIB Capital and Monk's Hill Venture...

Swarovski and SCAD Hong Kong creative partnership nurtures next generation of fashion design talent

2018-11-08 16:41 754

HONG KONG, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative collaboration between Swarovski and theSavannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Hong Kong supports students in their final graduate collection. Designer Dylan Helyer (Photographed by Horatio D...

HuiyiHuiying Closes Funding Round Led by Intel Capital

2018-11-07 21:00 156

BEIJING, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- HuiyiHuiying (HY), a leading medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) company inChina, today announced the previous close of a strategic investment led by Intel Capital with participation of Beijing Singularity Power Investment Fund (SPC), marking the fi...

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

2018-11-07 11:00 2174

* 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 23:30 668

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 21:30 259

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 16:25 340

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 05:04 435

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 23:43 699

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 10:52 515

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 10:18 351

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 21:37 266

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 20:30 496

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 15:30 257

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 14:00 193

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 10:42 381

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 08:00 209

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 16:11 395

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 12:00 293

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

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