China techNasdaq-listed Sina accepts higher $2.6bn buyout bid from CEO
Chinese internet pioneer, traded in US since 2000, to go private
The offer from Sina Chairman and CEO Charles Chao will give each shareholder $43.30 in cash for each ordinary share they own, compared with the $41 he offered in July. © AP
NIKKI SUN and NARAYANAN SOMASUNDARAM, Nikkei staff writers
September 28, 2020 22:04 JST
HONG KONG -- Sina, the Chinese company behind the popular Twitter-like microblog Weibo, said on Monday that its board accepted an updated go-private offer by Chairman and CEO Charles Chao that values the company at $2.59 billion, slightly higher than previously proposed.