Dubai, UAE August 25, 2014 - Citruss TV, the leading multi-channel home shopping business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today announced an investment by Valoris Capital to support its ambitious expansion plans.  

The rapidly growing company intends to use the new capital to continue strengthening its operations, progressively move to LIVE TV, expand its e-commerce and m-commerce presence and increase penetration in its 17 markets of operation in MENA.

Citruss TV offers customers innovative high-quality products at attractive prices with the convenience of a timely home delivery through its 24-hours TV shopping channel and its e-commerce platform (www.citrusstv.com). Launched in Dubai in 2005 by entrepreneurs Nicolas Bruylants and Michael Trueschler, the company has to date reached in excess of 300,000 customers across the region. Through its satellite channel broadcasting on Nilesat, the company is able to connect with the vast majority of the 350 million consumers in the MENA region.

"This new funding will enable us to build on our current momentum in fast-growing markets in the region. As the leading multi-channel home shopping company in MENA, we are able to attract the highest level of talent to create new and innovative experiences for our customers," said Nicolas Bruylants, co-Founder of Citruss TV. 

"We have built a strong and profitable operation over the past 9 years and are now ready for our next phase of accelerated growth. We are thrilled to welcome our new investment partners and look forward to leveraging the breadth of their strategic and financial support to help us achieve our goals," said Michael Trueschler, co-Founder of Citruss TV.

"By offering their customers a variety of channels to learn about their innovative products and place their orders, Citruss TV is transforming the way consumers in the region are experiencing shopping from the comfort of their homes," said Walid Zein, founder and managing partner of Valoris Capital.  "We look forward to supporting the company in its efforts to continuously enhance its customers' experience and capitalize on the significant market opportunities in the region," he added.

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About Citruss TV:
Citruss TV is the leading multi-channel home shopping company in MENA. Based in Dubai, the company sells its products over its own TV channel and its e-commerce platform in 17 markets, from Morocco to Iraq. At Citruss TV, our goal is to provide each customer with an enjoyable home shopping experience by offering a variety of products in the categories of beauty, fashion, kitchen & home, accessories and jewelry, and mothers and kids, all with the quality and service that our consumers expect from us.

About Valoris Capital:
Valoris Capital is an investment group that focuses on making growth-stage investments in promising businesses in the MENA region and supporting them with hands-on strategic and operational advice and access to our broad network of relationships.  We work in close collaboration with ambitious management teams to execute on proven strategies for growth and value creation.

For more information please contact:
Ehab Barakat
PR Manager
Citruss TV
Tel:   +971 4 433 2587
Fax:  +971 4 391 5598
Mob: +971 55 290 9655
Web: www.citrusstv.com

For more information please contact:
Khalil Majdalawi
Cicero & Bernay Public Relations
Tel: +971 4 334 2966
Fax: +971 4 334 2977
Mobile: +971 50 7322410
Email: khalil@cbpr.ae
Web: www.cbpr.ae

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