ByteDance’s TikTok has signed a deal to promote its US entity to a three way partnership managed by American buyers, in accordance to a memo from TikTok CEO seen by Reuters.
The deal, set to shut on Jan. 22, would finish years of efforts to pressure the app’s Chinese father or mother ByteDance to divest its US enterprise over nationwide safety issues.
Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX will collectively personal 45 % of the new entity, in accordance to the memo.
Bytedance didn’t instantly reply to request for remark.
By Criticism; Editor: A Baroon
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