Funding for advertising firm Universe Media Holdings prior to listing

Universe Media Holdings, an advertising firm based in China, has received US$58.3 million (£31.1 million) from two venture capital funds ahead of a planned overseas listing.

Other Done Deals

  • Universe Media Holdings, an advertising firm based in China, has received $58.3 million (£31.1 million) from two venture capital funds ahead of a planned overseas listing
  • ReSteel, a Dutch company specialising in technology of extraction of base metals, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Icos Capital
  • A consortium of investors led by EVP Capital Management has invested 5.1 million (£4 million) in Signature Diagnostics, a German-based developer of diagnostic producers for cancer
  • Nortel Networks, a US-based telecommunications and network equipment company, has acquired Pingtel, a designer of software-based communications technology for an undisclosed sum
  • Secured Group, a Merseyside-based postal services group, has secured a £1.6 million investment from Aquarius Equity Partners
  • ProCurve, Hewlett Packard’s networking business, has acquired Colubris Networks for an undisclosed sum
  • Software testing and quality management services company, SQS, has acquired Validate Technology Svenska and VeriSoft Infoservices in a share consideration

Deals in the pipeline

  • eBay is looking to buy a minority stake in Gmarket, a Korean-based online auctioneer
  • Earlybird has closed new Earlybird IV fund and has raised 127 million (£101 million) in order to fund young, innovative companies
  • The European Commission has approved the 60 per cent acquisition of Haluco and Nedalpac by Total Produce, a fresh produce company, for 23 million (£18.3 million)
  • German-based travel company TUI intends to withdraw from the shipping industry by selling its container shipping unit Hapag-Lloyd
  • Irish-based Office supplies company Bryan S Ryan and Office Evolutions Group are merging in a 15 million (£11.9 million) deal

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