Li Ka-shing's Horizons Ventures Partners with ZAGG in HzO

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ZAGG Inc.
ZAGG
announced today that Horizons Ventures, Ltd., a Hong Kong investment firm controlled by Li Ka-shing, purchased a $3 million stake in HzO as part of a preferred equity investment. ZAGG owns a significant stake in HzO, a Utah-based company that provides WaterBlock™ technology for consumer and industrial electronic assemblies. “Horizons Ventures believes HzO's technology expands the world of mobile connectivity as it meets global consumers' new expectations for mobile devices,” said Jason Wong, CFO of Horizons Ventures, who will serve in Horizons' seat on the HzO board of directors. "This new partnership with Horizons is an important step in bringing HzO's WaterBlock technology to the global marketplace," said Robert G. Pedersen II, CEO and Chairman of ZAGG, and also Chairman of HzO Inc. "The function, value, and ubiquity of smartphones is expected to continue to increase in the future, and HzO is positioned to offer a unique solution to protect consumer electronics from water damage. Horizons is a very savvy firm deeply experienced in identifying and maximizing emerging technologies, and I am honored to work closely with them to quickly expand the HzO technology and further our ZAGG relationship." ZAGG originally acquired HzO in 2009, then spun off HzO Inc. as a private independent company to improve and commercialize its WaterBlock™ technology.
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