TikTok signs deal for U.S. unit
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The deal comes more than a year after Congress passed a law that forced its owner ByteDance to divest its US operations or face a ban.
A deal made to divest ByteDance's ownership of TikTok in the US has been confirmed. It's expected to be signed in late January.
Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX each secured 15% stakes in the newly formed JV, while ByteDance retains 19.9% ownership of what was once their crown jewel.
ByteDance tops rivals Meituan and Alibaba in recruitments this year, according to professional social networking platform Maimai.