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So, we finally have a TikTok US deal, as President Trump signed an executive order to push forward an agreement requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok’s US operations.
But rather than settling every question, the price tag is raising more of them, with some analysts calling it “the most undervalued tech acquisition of the decade” or a “daylight robbery.”
The deal would create a new US-based joint venture, majority-owned by American investors. Oracle, Silver Lake, and the Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX are slated to hold 45% of the company — split roughly 15% each — according to CNBC. Meanwhile, ByteDance’s stake will be capped at 19.9% to comply with national security rules, with the remaining 35% in the hands of new investors and existing ByteDance backers, including General Atlantic, Susquehanna, and Sequoia.
So, what is the world’s most addictive app, which counts more than 180 million active users in the US, worth? Some $14 billion, per Vice President JD Vance — far below earlier projections of $40 billion to $50 billion.
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