Ant Group s Hangzhou Headquarters. Source: Ant Group
April 13, 2021
China’s regulatory-imposed revamp of Jack Ma’s Ant Group, transforming the hot fintech into a financial holding company, appears to have dented some investor appetite for any plans to revive what would have been the world’s biggest IPO.
The overhaul comes two days after affiliate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, which owns around a one-third stake in Ant, was hit with a record $2.75 billion antitrust penalty as China tightens controls on its internet giants.
Several Hong Kong and U.S.-based investors, and others who watch China’s markets, said the developments seemed to limit the prospects of Ant, lowering its expected profitability and valuation.
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