Why Cleantech Still Matters

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Why Cleantech Still Matters

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[cnxvideo id=”655405″ placement=”ros”]Cleantech Solutions International Inc. (NASDAQ: CLNT) saw its shares double early in Tuesday’s session after it was announced that the company would be acquired by YSK1860, an investment holding company. YSK1860 actually reported that it acquired all the Cleantech shares from Chairman and CEO Jinhua Wu and his affiliates in late April.

According to the agreement, YSK1860 purchased 416,249 shares of Cleantech from Wu and his affiliates for roughly $970,000, or $2.33 per share.

Keep in mind that at the current price level, the total addressable market cap is roughly $9.3 million.

Although Wu and his affiliates said that they made their decision to sell these shares based on personal reasons, Wu will retain his positions as chairman and chief executive officer of Cleantech going forward.

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Dr. Thomas Chan, director of YSK1860, commented:

This investment in Cleantech Solutions demonstrates our trust and confidence in the US stock market and the Company for its long-term growth potential and opportunity to participate in the growing Chinese energy market. We also expect to leverage our investment expertise and connections in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors to support Cleantech Solutions in identifying new business opportunities in the future. We are confident in the current management’s ability to put this year of transition behind us and focus on improving the long-term business outlook.

Excluding Tuesday’s move, the stock is up nearly 400% year to date.

Shares of Cleantech were last seen up over 67% at $5.48, with a 52-week trading range of $0.60 to $10.70.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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