

Keep, Ximalaya, and LinkDoc call off their US IPO plans J9:17 pmĬhinese fitness app Keep, podcasting platform Ximalaya, medical solution provider LinkDoc reportedly canceled their US IPO plans after Didi debacle.ĭetails: Keep did not go ahead with its planned public filing while its bankers at Morgan Stanley canceled marketing meetings with investors this week, Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The fitness platform, backed by SoftBank and Tencent, was originally expected to raise up to $500 million in the IPO.

Ximalaya, which had issued a prospectus in April, also canceled its US IPO in recent weeks. Financial Times: Sources: after the Didi crackdown, China-based fitness app Keep, podcasting platform Ximalaya, medical data analytics startup LinkDoc pause their US IPO plans SoftBank and Tencent-backed Keep's move comes as China cracks down on ride-hailing group China's most popular fitness app pulled More: South China Morning Post. The Financial Times reported on Thursday that Keep, a Chinese sports-oriented social platform, and Ximalaya, the largest podcast platform in China, have both cancelled previous IPO plans in the United States during recent weeks. “After communication with the relevant regulators, Ximalaya understands that a Hong Kong listing would be regarded as a preferred outcome,” people with knowledge of the matter told Financial Times. On the same day, Reuters reported that LinkDoc, a Chinese medical technology company, had also shelved its IPO plan. LinkDoc, which due to price its shares on Thursday and expected to raise more than $200m, shelved its Nasdaq IPO plans this week. The Alibaba-backed company offers a repository of big data for the healthcare industry such as clinical trials, AI diagnosis, and management.Ĭontext: Data security and cyber sovereignty are also what China emphasis in recent years.
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Last week, citing concerns over national data security, China’s Cyberspace Administration of China initiated a review of Didi, Full Truck, and Boss Zhipin, three recent US-listed technology companies On June 11, Beijing passed a new Data Security Law that regulates how companies collect, store and use data. #Didi chinabased ximalaya linkdoc us ipotimes full# #Didi chinabased ximalaya linkdoc us ipotimes full#.
