知情者：TikTok潜在买家为之前接近谈成的财团
知情人士透露，美国总统特朗普所说的TikTok美国潜在买家，其实是由甲骨文、黑石集团和风险创投公司Andreessen Horowitz组成的财团。
彭博社报道，这个财团此前与TikTok母公司字节跳动接近达成协议，但北京因为特朗普4月大加关税而拒绝批准。
根据潜在协议，字节跳动将剥离TikTok的美国业务，新的外部投资者将拥有其中50%的股份，现有投资者则将持股约30%；字节跳动在这家新美国合资企业中的持股将降至略低于20%。
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#美国 #特朗普 #TikTok #甲骨文 #黑石集团 #中国
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