China Wireless Technologies Limited ($87.76 million), a Chinese company focused on developing and providing integrated solutions for smartphone sets, mobile data platform systems, and value-added business operations, signed agreement with British Virgin Islands-registered Data Dreamland Holding Limited. Under the terms of this agreement, Data Dreamland, which is a controlling shareholder of China Wireless, will subscribe 150 million new shares at a price of HKD4.55 ($0.59) per share, for gross proceeds of $87.76 million.
The subscription shares represent approximately 7.14% stake of the existing issued share capital of China Wireless, and approximately 6.66% of the issued share capital as enlarged by the allotment and issue of the subscription shares.
The closing of the private placement transaction is expected to occur in February 2011. China Wireless intends to use the net proceeds from the acquisition for its general working capital purposes.