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TikTok announces it has finalized deal to establish US entity, sidestepping ban


Majority US-owned venture includes Larry Ellison’s Oracle, private-equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX

TikTok announced on Thursday that it had closed a deal to establish a new US entity, allowing it to sidestep a ban and ending a long legal battle.

The deal finalized by ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, sets up a majority American-owned venture, with investors including Larry Ellison’s Oracle, the private-equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX owning 80.1% of the new entity, while ByteDance will own 19.9%.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/tiktok-us-venture-oracle

Author : Sam Levin and Mark Sweney

Publish date : 2026-01-23 08:43:00

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