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MRI Software Acquires Palace, New Zealand’s Leading Property Management Solution Provider

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Global PropTech company extends its footprint in ANZ with addition of software for regional property managers and agencies

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 31, 2021 — MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software, announces that it has acquired Palace, New Zealand’s market-leading provider of residential property management solutions. The acquisition extends MRI’s offering and market presence in New Zealand while giving Palace and its clients access to the innovation, scale and partnerships of a well-established industry leader.

"Our acquisition of Palace is part of MRI’s strategic global growth plan and a welcome addition to our Asia-Pacific business," says David Bowie, MRI Software’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific. "Bringing Palace into the MRI fold enhances our ability to serve the New Zealand market by empowering property managers and agencies with solutions that help them keep pace with local reporting and compliance requirements, including the healthy homes standards."

Founded in 1999 and with offices in Auckland and Wellington, Palace has over 700 clients, who use its solutions to manage more than 150,000 properties. Palace’s extensive partner program, which includes more than 40 partnerships and integrations, will offer expanded flexibility and choice for MRI clients in the region. MRI will continue to support, without interruption, the property managers and agents that use Palace.

Michael Abbott, Palace’s Chief Executive Officer, adds: "Palace and MRI are a great fit. Both companies are firmly committed to an open and connected approach that gives clients the flexibility to integrate the solutions that work best for their business. The deal strengthens MRI’s local expertise, while Palace and its clients gain access to additional property and workplace solutions as well as administrative and financial tools for managing wider property portfolios."

The deal comes on the heels of MRI’s acquisition of Wellington-based WhosOnLocation, further extending MRI’s presence in New Zealand. Since MRI’s August 2019 acquisition of Rockend, the leading residential property management player in Australia, the company has grown its offering in the ANZ region to cover the full scope of solutions across the residential, commercial, investment and occupier sectors.

Clare Capital, a Wellington-based corporate finance advisory firm, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Palace.

About MRI Software
MRI Software is a leading provider of real estate software solutions that transform the way communities live, work and play. MRI’s comprehensive, flexible, open and connected platform empowers owners, operators and occupiers in commercial and residential property organizations to innovate in rapidly changing markets. MRI has been a trailblazer in the PropTech industry for over five decades, serving more than two million users worldwide. Through leading solutions and a rich partner ecosystem, MRI gives real estate companies the freedom to elevate their business and gain a competitive edge. For more information, please visit mrisoftware.com.

Media Contacts:
(ANZ for MRI)
Heather Jones (+61 400 394 669)
heather@hjconsulting.com.au 

(EMEA for MRI)
Platform Communications
Hugh Filman (+44 7905 044850)
or Zoe Mumba (+44 7725 832393)
mri@platformcomms.com

(US for MRI)
Rachel Antman (+1 212 362 5837)
rachel@saygency.com 

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Alibaba Group’s Daraz Acquires Leading Bangladesh Food Tech Startup HungryNaki to Expand Footprint in South Asia

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  • Alibaba-owned Daraz acquires HungryNaki in a move that welcomes the e-commerce giant into the booming Asian food delivery sector
  • This marks the first full acquisition of a local Bangladesh startup by a global e-commerce company, and allows HungryNaki to scale the hyperlocal delivery scene by tapping into Daraz’s complex infrastructure, technology and resources

DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 18, 2021 — Daraz, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group and Bangladesh’s largest e-commerce marketplace, has announced its acquisition of HungryNaki, the country’s leading homegrown food tech company. This marks the first full acquisition of a local Bangladesh startup by a global e-commerce giant, adding to the overall growth of the Asian startup ecosystem and indicating a shift in confidence towards South Asia, regarding investment and business.

The acquisition was signed with the aim of expanding Daraz’s service offerings across more South Asian markets, while providing HungryNaki with the longstanding expertise and experience in customer service and management that Alibaba Group and Daraz will bring to the table. In order to achieve this, HungryNaki will continue functioning as an independent brand under the group, lending its strong client, customer and logistics network while tapping on Daraz’s sophisticated infrastructure countrywide.

"We aspire to be a one stop solution for all our customers’ needs, and getting into the food delivery business is a natural move. HungryNaki is the pioneer in the food delivery business in Bangladesh with a loyal customer base. We believe, instead of building our own food delivery business from the ground up, acquiring HungryNaki is ideal considering these two factors. We believe, by investing in the infrastructure, technology and human resources, we can take HungryNaki into new heights," said Syed Mostahidal Hoq, Managing Director of Daraz.

A Significant Milestone For South Asia’s Startup Ecosystem and Economy

In recent times, Bangladesh has seen remarkable success in the country’s development and digital transformation, including an above average GDP growth rate of 8%. Contributing to a huge slice of the pie is the hyperlocal food and grocery delivery sector, which is expected to grow to over $5 billion by 2025.

Founded in 2013 by co-founders Ahmad AD, Tausif Ahmad and Sazid Rahman, HungryNaki (to mean "Are you hungry?") is Bangladesh’s first food tech company to introduce on-demand food delivery in under an hour. It has played a monumental role in the evolution of the market, making food delivery accessible to as many people in the country as possible. The rapid expansion of the country and industry, helmed by homegrown technology and startups such as HungryNaki, signifies huge opportunities for South Asia in terms of development, employment and innovation.

"We can definitely say that this is an auspicious moment for all of us because this acquisition by Daraz proves that our e-commerce industry is in an optimistic state. Moreover, this is a positive sign for other local startups, and this kind of acquisition will play a full part in the revival of our economy by expediting positive impacts. We will be working with Daraz to make HungryNaki a formidable player in the market," shared AD Ahmad, CEO and Co-Founder of HungryNaki.

Since its inception, HungryNaki has served more than 500,000 customers and over 4,000 restaurants across Bangladesh’s 5 largest cities, including Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Cox’s Bazar and Narayanganj. With an investor pool including notable names such as Robintex Group and Asif Rahman, the initially bootstrapped startup had previously raised a total of $2.3 million in funding, including its pre-Series A round and bridge financing, and has since successfully maintained a consistent 76% return user order ratio, which ensures a steady year-on-year growth in revenue of 70-90%.

Being the first food delivery startup in Bangladesh to introduce electric bicycles to its fleet, HungryNaki is also committed to the race towards zero carbon emissions, in order to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and scale in a sustainable manner. Leveraging its existing and new business and partnership networks, including restaurants, cloud kitchens and home kitchen services, HungryNaki will be working towards expanding its reach to over 100 cities, and becoming a crucial player in developing the hyperlocal delivery scene in South Asia.

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China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. Enters into Definitive Merger Agreement for Going Private Transaction

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TAI’AN, China, March 12, 2021 — China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRC) (the "Company"), a leading e-commerce and financial services business process outsourcing ("BPO") service provider in China, today announced that it has entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Taiying Group Ltd. ("Parent") and Taiying International Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Parent will acquire the Company for a cash consideration equal to US$6.50 per share of the Company (each, a "Share"). This amount represents a premium of 37.7% over the Company’s closing price of US$4.72 per Share on November 27, 2020, the last trading day prior to November 30, 2020, the date that the Company announced it had received a "going-private" proposal, and a premium of 37.8% to the volume-weighted average closing price of the Company’s Shares during the 60 trading days prior to November 30, 2020. This amount also represents an increase of approximately 21.0% over the US$5.37 per Share initially offered by the buyer group in their initial "going-private" proposal on November 27, 2020.

Immediately following the consummation of the merger, Parent will be beneficially owned by a group of rollover shareholders, including Mr. Zhili Wang, the chief executive officer and chairman of the Board and director of the Company, Mr. Debao Wang, the chief financial officer of the Company, Mr. Guoan Xu, director and Vice President of the Company, Mr. Qingmao Zhang, Mr. Long Lin, Mr. Jishan Sun and certain other shareholders of the Company (collectively, the "Buyer Group").

As of the date of the Merger Agreement, the Buyer Group beneficially owns, in the aggregate, approximately 71.1 % of the outstanding Shares of the Company.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and each of the Shares (issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive US$6.50 per Share, in cash, without interest and net of any applicable withholding taxes, except for (a) Shares beneficially owned by the Buyer Group, (b) Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company (as treasury, if any) or any of their respective subsidiaries immediately prior to the effective time, (c) Shares reserved (but not yet allocated) by the Company for settlement upon exercise or vesting of any option to purchase the Shares granted under the Company’s 2018 Share Incentive Plan on or prior to the date of closing whether or not such option has become vested on or prior to the date of closing in accordance with the Company’s 2018 Share Incentive Plan immediately prior to the effective time, and (d) Shares owned by shareholders who have validly exercised and have not effectively withdrawn or lost their dissenter rights under the BVI Business Companies Act which will be cancelled and each holder thereof will be entitled to receive only the payment of the fair value of such Shares in accordance with the BVI Business Companies Act.

The Company’s board of directors, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the special committee formed by the board of directors (the "Special Committee"), approved the Merger Agreement, and resolved to recommend that the Company’s shareholders vote to authorize and approve the Merger Agreement and the merger. The Special Committee, which is composed solely of independent directors of the Company who are unaffiliated with Parent, Merger Sub or any member of the Buyer Group or management of the Company, exclusively negotiated the terms of the Merger Agreement with the Buyer Group with the assistance of its independent financial and legal advisors.

The merger which is currently expected to close in the second quarter of 2021, is subject to various closing conditions, including a condition that the Merger Agreement be authorized and approved by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon in respect of which the shareholders holding the Shares were present at the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders or an adjournment thereof in person or by proxy and being Shares in respect of which the votes were voted in accordance with the BVI Business Companies Act and the memorandum and articles of the Company. Pursuant to a rollover and support agreement entered among the Buyer Group and Parent, the Buyer Group has agreed to vote all the Shares beneficially owned by it in favor of the authorization and approval of the Merger Agreement and the merger. If completed, the merger will result in the Company becoming a privately-owned company wholly owned directly by Parent, its Shares will no longer be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

Parent has entered into a debt commitment letter pursuant to which China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. has agreed to provide a secured term facility for the merger, subject to certain conditions.

The Company will prepare and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement, which will include a proxy statement of the Company. The Schedule 13E-3 will include a description of the Merger Agreement and contain other important information about the merger, the Company and the other participants in the merger.

Houlihan Lokey (China) Limited is serving as financial advisor to the Special Committee; Hogan Lovells is serving as U.S. legal counsel to the Special Committee.

Commerce & Finance Law Offices is serving as legal counsel to the Buyer Group.

Additional Information about the Merger

In connection with the proposed merger, the Company will prepare and mail a proxy statement that will include a copy of the Merger Agreement to its shareholders. In addition, certain participants in the proposed merger will prepare and mail to the Company’s shareholders a Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement that will include the Company’s proxy statement. These documents will be filed with or furnished to the SEC. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY THESE MATERIALS AND OTHER MATERIALS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE PROPOSED MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS. In addition to receiving the proxy statement and Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement by mail, shareholders also will be able to obtain these documents, as well as other filings containing information about the Company, the proposed merger and related matters, without charge, from the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) or at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, these documents can be obtained, without charge, by contacting the Company at the following address and/or phone number:

1366 Zhongtianmen Dajie,
Xinghuo Science and Technology Park, High-tech Zone,
Taian City,
Shandong Province, 271000,
People’s Republic of China
+86-538-691-8899

The Company and certain of its directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be "participants" in the solicitation of proxies from its shareholders with respect to the proposed merger. Information regarding the persons or entities who may be considered "participants" in the solicitation of proxies will be set forth in the proxy statement and Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement relating to the proposed merger when it is filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants will be included in the proxy statement and Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available.

This announcement is neither a solicitation of proxy, an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities and it is not a substitute for any proxy statement or other materials that may be filed or furnished with the SEC should the proposed merger proceed.

About China Customer Relations Centers, Inc.

The Company is a leading e-commerce and financial services BPO service provider in China focusing on the complex, voice-based and online-based segments of customer care services, including:

  • customer relationship management;
  • technical support;
  • sales;
  • customer retention;
  • marketing surveys; and
  • research.

The Company’s service is currently delivered in Provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Guangdong, Yunnan, Hubei, Sichuan, Hebei, Anhui, Xinjiang, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Heilongjiang, and Chongqing. More information about the Company can be found at: www.ccrc.com.

Safe Harbor Statements

Certain statements contained in this announcement may be viewed as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. The accuracy of these statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. The Company undertakes no ongoing obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update these statements.

For further information, please contact

Sherry Zheng
Weitian Group LLC
Email: shunyu.zheng@weitian-ir.com
Phone: +1-718-213-7386

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Cision Brings PR, Social Media Management and Digital Consumer Intelligence Together with Category-Defining Acquisition of Brandwatch

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CHICAGO and BRIGHTON, England, Feb. 26, 2021 — Cision announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brandwatch, a global leader in digital consumer intelligence and social media listening, for $450 million. This strategic move will combine two leaders in their respective industries and will bring to customers the substantial benefits of their complementary capabilities to deliver the future of PR, marketing and digital customer engagement.


The forces of digital transformation reward those organizations and boardrooms that listen to and quickly capitalize on digital insights from their consumers. Leading companies are quickly adapting and using these insights to create tailored, authentic communications and direct connections with customers at scale. This paradigm shift to real-time, customer-centric PR, marketing and customer care strategies will continue to accelerate and differentiate those companies that take action.

Cision is a leader in news distribution and media monitoring and analysis with a media contact database of approximately 1 million journalists and media outlets and over 75,000 customers. Brandwatch works with thousands of the world’s most admired brands, using the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to bring structure to and derive meaning from the voices of the billions of people using social media.

Cision and Brandwatch are a compelling combination. Together, they will provide brands and organizations with consumer and media intelligence to devise more effective customer engagement strategies from PR and marketing to research and product development. Whether teams are connecting with journalists and influencers, launching social campaigns, developing brand messaging or conducting deep research into consumer behavior, they will have real-time insights and long-term trend analysis to guide them.

"The continued digital shift and widespread adoption of social media is rapidly and fundamentally changing how brands and organizations engage with their customers," said Abel Clark, CEO of Cision. "This is driving the imperative that PR, marketing, social and customer care teams fully incorporate the unique insights now available into consumer-led strategies. Together, Cision and Brandwatch will help our clients to more deeply understand, connect and engage with their customers at scale across every channel."

"We have always built Brandwatch with ambition. That was recognized by Forrester, who recently named us as a leader in our space," said Giles Palmer, founder and CEO of Brandwatch. "Now is the time to take the next step – joining a company of significant scale to create a business and a suite of products that can have an important global impact. We are excited to join Abel and the Cision team to supercharge our work and bring even more value to our customers."

Brandwatch was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Social Listening Platforms, Q4 2020.

The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021.

Macquarie Capital acted as an exclusive financial adviser to Brandwatch on this transaction. Cooley LLP acted as legal counsel to Brandwatch.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acted as M&A legal counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP acted as financing legal counsel and Latham & Watkins LLP acted as regulatory counsel to Cision.

About Brandwatch
Brandwatch is the world’s pioneering digital consumer intelligence suite. The company’s AI-powered deep social listening and content marketing analytics products help over 2,000 of the world’s most admired brands and agencies make insightful, data-driven decisions. Brandwatch includes leading content marketing platform BuzzSumo in its portfolio. Brandwatch has 10 offices around the world and is headquartered in Brighton, UK.

About Cision
As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Falcon.io social media platform headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision’s award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.

 

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Will McInnes     

Chief Marketing Officer  

Chief Marketing Officer

CisionPR@cision.com   

will@brandwatch.com

 

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Scienjoy Announces Closing of $30 Million Common Stock Purchase Transaction With White Lion Capital

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BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2021 — Scienjoy Holding Corporation ("Scienjoy" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SJ), a leading live entertainment mobile streaming platform in China, today announced that it has closed the transaction in accordance with a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") it has entered with White Lion Capital, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the "White Lion Capital"). The Purchase Agreement provides that White Lion Capital is committed to purchase the Company’s Ordinary Shares with an aggregate offering price of up to $30,000,000 ("Commitment Amount") from time to time during the Commitment Period, which starts on the date of the filing of the initial registration statement covering the resale of securities issued under the Purchase Agreement, and shall terminate on the six month anniversary of the filing of such initial registration statement and terms as specified in the agreement. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this transaction for the expansion of working capital, supporting the operations of BeeLive International and other general corporate purposes.

Under the Purchase Agreement, on any trading day selected by the Company, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to present White Lion Capital with a purchase notice, directing White Lion Capital (as principal) to purchase up to a certain amount shares of the Company’s Ordinary Shares ("Purchase Notice") at a certain price as defined in the agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and White Lion Capital may elect a negotiated fixed purchase at a certain volume and price at any time during the Commitment Period by mutual consent ("Fixed Purchase Notice"). 

White Lion Capital has no right to require any sales by the Company, but is obligated to make purchases from the Company as the Company directs in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. For more details, please refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on February 23, 2021, at https://www.sec.gov/.

Mr. Victor He, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Scienjoy, commented, "We are pleased to announce the closing of the purchase agreement with White Lion Capital as it once again demonstrates the strong vote of confidence we are receiving from investors. Importantly, this transaction marks our first capital raise since becoming a public company last year and therefore demonstrates both the validity of our business model as well as our positive long-term outlook. Looking ahead, we remain focused on laying the foundation for continuous development by diversifying our product offerings, bolstering our technological capabilities, enlarging our customer base, and increasing our global footprints. We believe that such efforts alongside our commitment to developing a fully integrated live streaming ecosystem in the fields of entertainment, e-commerce, and MCN, will help to augment our business sustainability and generate lasting shareholder value."

About Scienjoy Holding Corporation 

Founded in 2011, Scienjoy is a leading mobile live streaming platform in China, and its core mission is to build a live streaming service matrix that delivers pleasant experience to users. With more than 243 million registered users, Scienjoy currently operates four brands of live streaming platforms, consisting of: Showself, Lehai, Haixiu, and BeeLive (including Mifeng, BeeLive Chinese version, and BeeLive International for international markets). Scienjoy adopts multi-platform operation strategies and is committed to providing high quality and value-added services for users with innovative thinking. Based on the in-depth understanding of and research on the live streaming industry and user behavior, Scienjoy is devoted to building a second life world in which the virtual world and the reality are integrated within the live streaming scenario, to deeply integrating the industry through diversified live broadcasting scenarios, and to empowering the industry by building a content-rich and vibrant Live Streaming Full Ecosystem. For more information, please visit http://ir.scienjoy.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements made in this release are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "estimates," "projected," "expects," "anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes," "seeks," "may," "will," "should," "future," "propose" and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, are: the ability to manage growth; ability to identify and integrate other future acquisitions; ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions; costs or other factors adversely affecting our profitability; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, and other matters; potential changes in the legislative and regulatory environment; a pandemic or epidemic. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.

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Ray Chen
VP, Investor relations
Scienjoy Inc.
+86-010-64428188
ray.chen@scienjoy.com

 

Jack Wang
ICR Inc.
+1 (212) 537-9254
scienjoy.ir@icrinc.com 

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Marketing tech consultancy admiral.digital acquires Fresh Sports Group, strengthening its offering across the entire digital spectrum

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From strategy, to technology, to creative

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 17, 2021 — Marketing technology consultancy, admiral.digital, has acquired Fresh Sports Group (FSG), strengthening its consultancy offering across the entire digital spectrum. Following the acquisition, FSG will be renamed admiral.sports and serve under the admiral.digital umbrella, signalling a new chapter in the company’s growth story.

Packing an experienced punch, the new team brings to the table expertise in brand creation, content development, campaign execution and business strategy. The uniting of the two companies enables admiral.digital to enhance its executive team, strengthen its marketing technology consultancy offering and expand into an exciting new sales channel – sports.

Pieter Van den Eynde, admiral.digital Founder, said, "We have a clear mission at admiral.digital: to empower brands to become digital first and thrive. This is especially relevant now, at a time when the business and economic landscape has warranted the need for brands to innovate aggressively, particularly from a tech perspective. This deal enables us to add to existing capabilities and enhance our expertise to better serve our clients".

"We see this as a natural move in the right direction. Even prior to the deal, we found the FSG team to be a strong ally, having worked closely with them on multiple collaborations over a number of years. We also recognise that sports technology is an exciting market to dive into with tremendous potential. Moving forward, admiral.sports will play a highly integrated and complementary role, creating a dynamic synergy, thereby fortifying our core business where the end result is truly greater than the sum of its parts," he added.

Van den Eynde will continue to lead the Group’s aggressive growth agenda, with Co-Founder Alec Van Noten focused on building the company’s ‘Technology as a Service’ proposition in the role of Chief Product Officer.   

Meanwhile, FSG’s Co-Founder Sam Middlehurst steps into the role of Chief Executive Officer; tasked with setting the strategic direction and assembling the building blocks for the next stage of growth. Completing the impressive executive team as Chief Marketing Officer is fellow FSG Co-Founder Tim Johnston, who brings with him a wealth of brand creation, marketing and managerial expertise.

Middlehurst said, "We collectively share a vision to make marketing technology more accessible to more brands. By joining forces, we now cover the entire digital spectrum, from strategy to technology to creative; enabling us to service a broad spectrum of cross-industry and cross-category clients".

He added that the immediate focus of admiral.digital would be to ensure the seamless integration of FSG, the development of proprietary technologies and continued sales growth.

The executive team have used the deal as an opportunity to launch a new ‘go-to-market’ execution framework for clients; connecting technology, data and marketing to drive better customer experiences and deliver results for clients. This new strategy has been supported by a refreshed brand identity, which projects a shared passion for marketing and technology.

About admiral.digital

admiral.digital is the marketing technology consultancy. With a promise of technology and marketing that delivers results, their service offering covers the entire digital spectrum, from strategy, to technology, to creative. admiral.digital’s simple, open approach to connecting technology, data and marketing helps clients drive better customer experiences that deliver results.

Launched in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2016, admiral.digital’s vision is to make marketing technology more accessible to more brands. From their headquarters in Malaysia, and with a presence across Southeast Asia and New Zealand, admiral.digital’s 30+ experts service partners across Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Amongst others, admiral.digital’s diverse client roster includes RHB Bank, Zenyum, Circles Life and MR DIY.

www.admiral.digital   

 

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Valtech Announces the Acquisition of eCapacity

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Valtech, a global digital agency focused on business transformation, today announced the acquisition of digital consulting agency eCapacity.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 12, 2021 — eCapacity has established itself as one of the leading advisory agencies for data-driven digital strategies in Denmark and the wider Nordic region. Renowned for their ability to leverage data to enable businesses to grow and transform, their excellence within data-driven commerce has helped global clients such as Pandora, Velux and Danske Bank to master both the organizational and technical challenges of digital transformation.

With their highly experienced consultants and specialists, eCapacity adds additional expertise in predictive analytics, AI, Machine Learning capabilities and e-commerce strategies. They also bring clients such as Fortnum & Mason, Coop and Schneider Electric into the Valtech portfolio.

Through their expertise in data-driven strategies and their ability to deliver measurable commercial results, the acquisition of eCapacity further strengthens Valtech’s positioning as a strategic digital partner for business transformation. It also reinforces Valtech’s leadership in e-commerce, customer experience strategies and marketing, enabling them to further evolve and extend their client engagements.

“eCapacity’s data-driven expertise is the perfect addition to our current service offering. Welcoming eCapacity enables us to broaden our scope with clients all over the world, adding some of the best capabilities in the business when it comes to data-insights and activation, going far beyond websites and into the entire digital and e-commerce ecosystem with transformative business strategies,” says Olivier Padiou, Group Chief Operating Officer at Valtech.

“We see Valtech as the perfect partner to execute business transformation programs on top of our e-commerce strategy and data consultancy engagements, allowing us to guide our clients from acquired insight to accomplished growth. Today’s transformation programs continue to produce ever-growing volumes of data traversing our global world. With Valtech as a global actor and accelerator, our combined strengths fit the future needs of businesses like a glove,” says Per Rasmussen, Managing Director and Founder of eCapacity A/S.

About eCapacity

eCapacity is a prize-winning digital advisory helping leading brands and companies to realize ambitious growth across industries spanning finance, telecom, retail, media and B2B manufacturing.

Clients choose eCapacity because of our dedication to producing clear and measurable commercial results.

Our clients trust us to empower them to grow their digital business. We’re there for them when they set the growth ambition and direction for their digital business and when they’re in need of specialist competencies outside their own area of expertise. We help them fill the gaps in order for them to accelerate their own development, reach their required business goals and help them keep momentum once their digital transformation initiatives have been launched.

For more information, visit eCapacity.com

About Valtech

Valtech is a global business transformation agency delivering innovation with a purpose. We enable clients to anticipate tomorrow’s trends and connect more directly with consumers across their digital and physical touch points while optimizing time-to-market and ROI.

We are a network of more than 3,500 innovators, design thinkers, marketers, creatives and developers spanning five continents with offices in 17 countries.

While our expertise is in experience design, technology and marketing, our passion is in addressing transformational business challenges for our clients. Challenges where we re-imagine the customer journey and build new connected experiences. Challenges where we make data work in this new era and help our clients transform the way they operate.

Our services include strategy consulting, service design, technology services, and optimization of business-critical digital platforms for multichannel commerce and marketing.

Learn more at Valtech.com

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Exclaimer Acquires Customer Thermometer to Bring Real-Time Customer Feedback to its Global Corporate Email Signature Platform

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The only email signature solution vendor that offers an ‘out-of-the-box’ integration with Customer Thermometer

FARNBOROUGH, England, Feb. 9, 2021 — Exclaimer Group today announces the acquisition of Customer Thermometer, the award-winning survey platform focused on real-time, actionable feedback from customers and employees. 

This acquisition further extends Exclaimer’s market leadership in the signature management marketplace by adding additional capabilities from within the email signature real estate.

Using 1-click surveys, Customer Thermometer delivers a total view of customer satisfaction at key points of the customer lifecycle and a visible sign of dedication to customer feedback and service.

Instead of using long, irregular surveys to capture a snapshot in time from a small number of customers, this exclusive integration will allow organizations of any size to capture a real-time pulse of customer feedback from every corporate email sent, for every customer interaction. This in turn enables companies to respond immediately to resolve problems for unhappy customers and improve those interactions for other customers.

Exclaimer is now the only email signature solution that offers an ‘out-of-the-box’ integration with Customer Thermometer. The fully rounded feature-set provides the following benefits:

  • Easy integration of surveys in emails, a ‘drag and drop’ interface, and quick deployment throughout an organisation. This allows a far greater survey reach for a true picture of overall company performance
  • Universally applied surveys to all corporate email through the server-side deployment of signature templates
  • Enriched reporting and more granular insights on survey outcomes are made possible due to directory data integration

With Customer Thermometer, businesses can improve customer relationships by identifying problems quickly and in real-time, increasing customer retention. The new feature also allows companies to gain insight into their own employee engagement via Exclaimer Cloud’s ability to target intra-company messages.

Commenting on the acquisition, Heath Davies, CEO Exclaimer, says: "This acquisition will allow business customers to get increased value from every email they send. We are on a journey to give our customers a greater benefit from business’ most ubiquitous communication tool, email. Ultimately, we’re helping customers reimagine the potential they have within email today."

Lindsay Willott, Founder, Customer Thermometer comments: "We are seeing an ever-greater shift towards customer experience across sectors, as businesses rapidly come to understand how critical it is to both lifetime value and reputation management. We are delighted to join the Exclaimer team at this most exciting of times. This partnership gives email users the world over the opportunity to get superb insight and feedback from existing customer touchpoints."

GP Bullhound acted as the financial advisor to Customer Thermometer.

Enquiries:

Exclaimer:
Maria Dahlqvist Canton
VP Marketing
Phone: +44 (0) 7930 111931
Email: maria.canton@exclaimer.com

About Exclaimer

For nearly 20 years, Exclaimer has been providing world-class on-premises and cloud-based email signature software and solutions for Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Google Workplace (formerly G Suite), and Microsoft Exchange. Headquartered just outside of London and with regional offices worldwide, its products are used by over 75 million users in 150+ countries with some companies holding licenses for over 300,000 users.

Its diverse customer base includes renowned international organizations such as Sony, Mattel, 10 Downing Street, NBC, the Government of Canada, the BBC, and many more organizations of all sectors and sizes. The company has been the recipient of multiple industry awards over the years and was the first company of its type to successfully achieve the ISO 27001 Certification for its cloud-based signature management service.

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Guardforce AI Announces Acquisition of Handshake

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NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2021 — Guardforce AI Co., Ltd (OTC Pink: GRDAF) ("Guardforce AI"), an integrated security solutions provider in Asia, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in information security consultants Handshake Networking Ltd ("Handshake"), a Hong Kong-based company specializing in penetration testing.

Established in 2004, Handshake offers a wide variety of information security consultancy services, including penetration testing and vulnerability assessment, information systems audit, consultancy, computer forensics and security awareness training.

This acquisition follows a strategic partnership that Guardforce AI established in November 2020 to launch GFAI RECON "powered by" Handshake, a dedicated cyber risk assessment service to help small- and medium-sized enterprises, corporate clients, schools, hospitals and other companies identify and detect vulnerabilities in their networks.

Terence Yap, Chairman of Guardforce AI commented: "The acquisition of Handshake is part of Guardforce AI’s transformation journey towards providing customers in Asia-Pacific with premium technology-powered services. The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the rise in popularity of online shopping and transactions has exponentially increased everyone’s need for better cybersecurity, so we are delighted to build on our existing successful strategic partnership with Handshake."

Handshake’s co-founder and Managing Consultant Richard Stagg commented, "We are very excited to be joining the Guardforce AI family. There are so many new threats to information systems every day, and so much work to do in countering them. As part of Guardforce AI, Handshake will have the resources to bring our expertise to new markets and new clients across the Asia-Pacific region, helping them to efficiently prepare robust protection and responses against cyber-attacks."

About Guardforce AI Co., Ltd.

Guardforce AI Co. Ltd. is a leading integrated security solutions provider that is trusted to protect and transport the high-value assets of public and private sector organizations. Developing and introducing innovative technologies that enhance safety and protection, Guardforce AI helps clients adopt new technologies and operate safely as the Asia Pacific business landscape evolves.

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AMTD Announced Strategic Acquisition of Nexia TS, Calvin Choi became the non-executive Chairman of Nexia TS

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HONG KONG, Feb. 2, 2021 — AMTD teams up with Nexia TS to create a Pan-Asian Digital Professional Services Platform headquartered in Singapore and develop Singapore’s professional talents with a hiring plan of additional 100 local staff, especially mid-career Singaporeans, with at least 60% women in the next twelve months.

AMTD Group, a leading comprehensive financial service conglomerate in Asia, announced today that it will officially set up a new business arm – AMTD Services Group ("AMTD Services"), which represents a new add-on to the AMTD’s IDEA strategy ("AMTD IDEAs"), including AMTD International (HKIB:NYSE; HKB:SGX), AMTD Digital, AMTD Education and AMTD Assets. AMTD Services today announced its acquisition of a controlling stake in the non-assurance business of Nexia TS Group (‘Nexia TS’), a Singapore Top 10-ranked homegrown accounting and consulting firm, and an independent member firm of Nexia International network. Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group, will also become the non-executive Chairman of the overall Nexia TS Group.

This is AMTD’s fourth controlling stake acquisition in Singapore following the acquisitions of PolicyPal, Singapore’s leading InsurTech company and the first graduate from Monetary Authority of Singapore’s FinTech Sandbox; FOMO Pay, the one-stop QR code and digital payment solutions provider in Southeast Asia; and CapBridge, Singapore’s first regulated securities exchange for digital assets and private companies and Singapore’s leading integrated private market ecosystem platform.

After the acquisition, Nexia TS will be a core subsidiary member within the AMTD Group. It will become the pivotal platform under AMTD Services, AMTD’s digital professional services arm to serve Asian SMEs. This is part of AMTD’s endeavour to build a comprehensive digital solutions platform for Asian SMEs with capabilities in digital finance, digital community and ecosystem connect, supply chain solutions and digital professional services. Last month, AMTD signed a strategic collaboration agreement with GlobalLinker, a key participant in the Business-Sans-Borders initiative to jointly build a digital community and digital tool portal for Asian SMEs.

Nexia TS provides a wide range of services including tax compliance & advisory, IPO services, risk advisory, business valuation, M&A advisory and due diligence services, forensic advisory etc. In order to help Asian companies accelerate their digitalization and better serve SMEs, Nexia TS has various digital platforms which include cloud accounting, payroll and data analytics together with cybersecurity, data protection, blockchain advisory services and virtual collaboration tools in response to the growing market needs. On an overall basis, Nexia TS Group has served over 90 listed companies and assisted 38 IPO listings. Nexia TS embraces diversity and women leadership with over 40% of its directors being women.

Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group, commented, "High quality professional services with local know-how and in-depth insights, enriched by solid understanding into local dynamics and culture are key to the success and sustainability of SMEs. Nexia TS’s comprehensive range of solutions provide businesses with smart tools to improve internal processes and controls and increase productivity.

Women leadership and diversity are also part of AMTD’s strategy and core values. We welcome Nexia TS, Henry and his team to join the AMTD family to strengthen our digital offerings and provide a true one-stop user journey to SMEs. We strive to help accelerate the digitalisation of SMEs in Singapore and beyond, and serve their different needs across their lifecycles through a Pan Asian Digital Professional Services Group. Most importantly, through Nexia TS Group, we are committed to contributing to and developing Singapore into a professional services talent hub with a local hiring plan of over 100 local staff in the next 12 months with a particular focus into women talents to comprise at least 60% of the hiring."

Henry Tan, Group CEO and co-founder of Nexia TS, added, "We are excited to be on this journey with AMTD to further develop our 3Ps growth strategy – Prepare, Position and Progress. This pandemic is a catalyst of digital acceleration for businesses to thrive in a crisis. With our expertise and knowledge in the professional services arena, I am confident that we can add value to the AMTD SpiderNet ecosystem and assist SMEs in their digitalization roadmap while embracing capabilities and network of the AMTD family. Given that AMTD has comprehensive investment banking capabilities in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the U.S. markets, the synergies are mutual and will be well-complemented with our IPO and M&A experience in the region".

Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-Generals of the National Trades Union Congress, added, "I am glad to see AMTD teaming up with Nexia TS to create a Pan-Asian Digital Platform headquartered in Singapore to provide comprehensive professional and financial related services. In particular, I am elated to hear of the organisation’s focus and efforts to develop Singaporean talents and its commitment to hire an additional 100 local PME staff, especially mid-career Singaporeans, with a particular focus on hiring female talents, in the next twelve months."

About AMTD Group

AMTD Group is a leading comprehensive financial services conglomerate, with core businesses in investment banking, asset management, digital financial solutions; and non- financial services areas including education and real estate investment.

AMTD International (NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB), a subsidiary of AMTD Group, is the largest independent investment bank in Asia and one of Asia’s largest independent asset management companies, and has been a leading investor in FinTech and new economy sectors. AMTD International was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019, representing the first Hong Kong headquartered financial institution listed on NYSE. On April 8, 2020, AMTD International completed its successful listing on SGX- ST, which marks a series of historical milestones, including:

The first company ever to be dual listed on NYSE and SGX;
The first company featuring dual-class shares (DCS) listed on SGX; and
The first company to conduct a digital listing ceremony in Singapore.

AMTD Digital, the digital solutions arm of AMTD Group, is headquartered in Singapore engaging in digital financial services, digital marketing and data intelligence, digital connectors and ecosystem building, and digital investments. AMTD Digital aims to build a one-stop, comprehensive, cross-market, and innovative digital solutions platform.

About Nexia TS

Nexia TS provides a wide range of services including tax compliance & advisory, IPO services, risk advisory, business valuation, M&A advisory and due diligence services, forensic advisory etc. In order to help Asian companies accelerate their digitalization and better serve SMEs, Nexia TS has various digital platforms which include cloud accounting, payroll and data analytics together with cybersecurity, data protection, blockchain advisory services and virtual collaboration tools in response to the growing market needs. On an overall basis, Nexia TS Group has served over 90 listed companies and assisted 38 IPO listings. Nexia TS embraces diversity and women leadership with over 40% of its directors being women.