Tencent Leads Deal to Buy Meta’s $2 Billion Stake in Manus After Beijing Ban
Tencent is leading negotiations to buy Meta’s stake in Manus, the agentic artificial-intelligence startup, as investors rush to exit the $2 billion acquisition. Tencent will become the company’s largest shareholder while retaining a minority position in the deal, according to the Financial Times.
The transaction unwinds a previously completed merger that Beijing ordered reversed. Manus will continue to operate independently out of Singapore and will not be integrated into Tencent’s business, people familiar with the matter said.
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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.