軟通動力完成以光大私募資金為主投資商的新一輪融資

北京2010年1月25日電 /美通社亞洲/ — 中國領先的咨詢服務、IT 外包及 BPO 服務提供商，軟通動力信息技術（集團）有限公司（軟通動力集團）宣佈，軟通動力已經圓滿完成以中國光大控股投資管理有限公司為主投資商的新一輪融資。

中國光大控股投資管理有限公司是中國光大控股有限公司的資產管理機構。中國光大控股有限公司（簡稱「光大」，HKSE: 0165）是一家在香港交易所上市的領先的紅籌金融公司，同時也是中國光大銀行的第三大股東。中國光大銀行是一家國有商業銀行，自2007年就與軟通動力建立起戰略合作夥伴關係。參與新一輪融資的投資商還有：軟通動力現有投資商永威投資 (AsiaVest Partners)、富達亞洲風險投資 (Fidelity Asia Ventures)、盈富泰克 (Infotech) 和三井創投 (Mitsui Ventures)。同時，無錫市金源產業投資發展有限公司作為無錫政府下屬的投資機構，也參與了本輪融資。

軟通動力集團董事長兼首席執行官劉天文表示：「我們很高興在本輪融資中與光大這樣卓有聲譽的合作夥伴合作。這項來自軟通動力現有客戶的投資，進一步驗證了客戶對軟通動力服務能力的認可，尤其是為國內銀行客戶提供服務方面。此外，儘管身處複雜多變的市場環境，軟通動力一直保持著強勁的發展勢頭。我們現有的投資商選擇與光大聯手投資，也充分顯示了投資夥伴們對軟通動力發展遠景的期待和信心。」

中國光大控股投資管理有限公司董事會主席賀玲女士表示：「光大很高興能夠有機會為我們的戰略合作夥伴軟通動力提供資金支持。軟通動力具有獨特的『中國與全球相結合』的市場定位、客戶價值主張以及世界一流的管理團隊，無論是作為老客戶還是戰略投資人，這些特質都是我們最看重的。」

軟通動力首席財務官武軍補充說：「在過去的一年裡，儘管全球資本市場受到經濟危機的重創，軟通動力仍然籌集了超過6500萬美元的資金，包括來自主投資商光大及國內其它商業銀行的資金。這為我們的持續增長提供了雄厚的資金基礎。這些資金將用於支持軟通動力的進一步增長，其中包括營運資本投入、全球交付平台的擴展以及未來的併購等。」

iSoftStone, a Leader in Global Outsourcing from China, Secures a Round of Financing Led by Everbright

BEIJING, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — iSoftStone Holdings Limited, a leading China-based provider of IT and Business Process Outsourcing Services to clients in China and globally, announced today it has closed a round of financing led by Everbright Private Equity, the private equity arm of China Everbright Limited (Everbright, HKSE: 0165), a leading red-chip financial conglomerate listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and a substantive shareholder of China Everbright Bank. China Everbright Bank, a nationwide commercial bank, has been a client of iSoftStone since 2007. Joining the round were existing investors AsiaVest Partners, Fidelity Asia Ventures, Infotech Pacific Ventures and Mitsui Ventures Global Fund. Also joining this funding round is Wuxi Jinyuan Industry Investment Development Co. Ltd, an investment arm of the Wuxi municipal government, which is making an investment in iSoftStone as part of its commitment to supporting China’s rapidly growing outsourcing industry.

“We are pleased to complete this growth financing with a well-regarded partner such as Everbright Private Equity. We believe that this investment, which comes from an existing client of iSoftStone, is a validation of our service offering, particularly with domestic Chinese banking clients,” said TW Liu, Chairman and CEO of iSoftStone. “Additionally, we are pleased that our existing investors have chosen to invest alongside Everbright Private Equity, representative of further confidence in iSoftStone’s continued success in what has been a very dynamic market environment.”

“Everbright is pleased to have the opportunity to support our strategic relationship with iSoftStone,” said Everbright Private Equity’s Chairwoman, Ms. He Ling. “iSoftStone’s unique ‘China + global’ market positioning, client value proposition and world-class management team are key differentiators for us, as both a client historically and also now as a strategic investor.”

“During the past year, in spite of severely impaired global capital markets, iSoftStone raised more than $65 million, which includes the Everbright-led investment and capital obtained from a number of domestic Chinese commercial banks, which provides a strong capital base to support our continued growth,” added Michael Wu, CFO of iSoftStone. “Our strong capital base will be used to fund further growth, including working capital, delivery platform expansion and potential strategic acquisitions.”

About iSoftStone
iSoftStone Holdings Limited (iSoftStone) is a global provider of business consulting, IT outsourcing, and business process outsourcing services to clients in the United States, Europe, Japan, Korea, and Greater China. Headquartered in Beijing with offices in key client geographies, iSoftStone provides a comprehensive end-to-end service offering including on-shore client-facing business consulting, and off-shore delivery of IT outsourcing and software product engineering services. iSoftStone focuses on key client industries including financial services, telecommunications, high technology, energy & utilities, and healthcare, etc. For more information, please visit http://www.isoftstone.com .