It also published the Hong Kong editions of Cosmopolitan, Cosmogirl and Harper's Bazaar.

[4] Since February 2013, the group's shares have been suspended as the "free float" – proportion in public hands – fell below the 25% threshold set by the HKSE.

[3][5] When three banks exercised options requiring Kerry Media to re-acquire their 14% stake in the group upon expiry on 27 February, the free float dropped to 11 percent of the capital.

[3][6] It was announced on 11 December 2015, following weeks of speculation, that Alibaba would acquire all the company's media assets, and said that editorial independence would be respected.

As the intellectual property rights to the name “SCMP” was transferred, the company changed its name to Armada Holdings Limited.