Meituan Dianping said buying huge stake in Mobike
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CHINA’S largest provider of on-demand online services, Meituan-Dianping, is buying a large stake in bike-sharing firm Mobike, business magazine Caixin said yesterday, citing unnamed sources.
Caixin said the deal was brokered by Pony Ma, chief executive of Tencent Holdings, which is a backer of both companies.
Representatives for Meituan and Mobike did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. Tencent also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A report from tencent.com, the new online portal of Tencent, said Meituan was not the only company interested in investing in Mobike.
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and its Japanese investor SoftBank are also keen to invest, the report said.
Mobike was due to decide by yesterday evening whether to accept the Meituan offer, or go with an alliance of Didi and SoftBank, said a separate report from mainland business magazine China Entrepreneur yesterday.
Chinese technology portal Lanjing TMT said earlier yesterday that Meituan will acquire Mobike for US$3.7 billion. But Caixin cited a source close to Meituan’s board as saying the amount is incorrect because the deal is not yet sealed.
Mobike, one of China’s largest bike-sharing firms, raised US$600 million last June in a financing round led by Tencent. Mobike’s arch rival Ofo is backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding.
Meituan-Dianping, an online platform for ordering food and booking movies and restaurants, was valued at US$30 billion last October. (Agencies)
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