Tencent Leads Talks to Buy Manus in Deal Unwinding Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition
Tencent is leading talks to become the largest shareholder in Manus, a deal that will unwind Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of the company. Chinese regulators ordered the previous purchase reversed, establishing a new ownership structure for the artificial intelligence firm.
The restructuring would leave Tencent holding the biggest stake without absorbing Manus into its own operations. The talks were first reported by the Financial Times, which cited existing investors moving to exit the original Meta-backed deal.
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@firstsquawkTencent leads deal to unwind Meta’s $2bn Manus acquisition - FT
@financialjuiceTencent heads deal to reverse Meta's $2 billion Manus purchase - FT
@financialjuiceTencent in talks to become top shareholder of Manus as investors rush to exit Meta’s $2bn buy - FT
@ftTencent leads deal to unwind Meta’s $2bn Manus acquisition
@businessTencent Holdings is in discussions to become the largest shareholder in Manus, the Chinese agentic AI pioneer whose acquisition by Meta Platforms Inc. was ordered by Beijing to be unwound, the Financial Times reports
@dmjk001英国金融时报：腾讯牵头达成交易，解除 Meta 对 Manus 的 20 亿美元收购 腾讯将成为这家人工智能智能体初创公司的最大股东 正在讨论支持一项以同样 20 亿美元估值撤销 Meta 收购的交易。 知情人士补充说，预计腾讯将在本轮交易中购入最大份额股权，但仍将保持少数股东地位。Manus 将继续以新加坡为总部独立运营，而不会被并入腾讯业务体系。
@cointelegraph🚨 JUST IN: Tencent leads talks to become largest shareholder in Manus, unwinding Meta's $2B acquisition after Beijing ordered the deal reversed, per FT.
@cointelegraph🇨🇳 TODAY: Tencent is in talks to become Manus' biggest outside investor after Chinese regulators blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition.
@pinewsmedia🚨 JUST IN: 🇨🇳 Tencent is leading talks to become the largest shareholder in Manus, after Beijing reportedly ordered Meta’s $2 billion acquisition to be reversed, according to the Financial Times.