Tencent, Jack Ma and Didi to buy stakes in Evergrande's EV unit

Upstart automaker's stock tumbles 11.5% on news of discount placement

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Evergrande Group Chairman Xu Jiayin attends the Evergrande New Energy Auto Global Strategic Partners Summit in Guangzhou, China in November 2019. © Getty Images

NARAYANAN SOMASUNDARAM, Nikkei Asian Review chief banking and financial correspondent

HONG KONG -- Tencent Holdings, Didi Chuxing and a Jack Ma-backed private equity fund are poised to join a 4 billion Hong Kong dollar ($516.1 million) fundraising for the electric vehicle unit of property developer China Evergrande Group.

Shares in China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group will be placed with "not less than six" investors at HK$22.65 a piece, a 20% discount to the company's closing price in Hong Kong on Monday, the company said in a premarket announcement on Tuesday.

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