The proposed valuation marks a 66% increase from an employee share buyback last year that priced the company at more than $330bn. It also represents a 15% uplift from a November secondary trade that valued ByteDance at $480bn. General Atlantic, which first invested in ByteDance in 2017 when the company was valued at about $20bn, began marketing part of its stake in recent weeks and is seeking to complete the sale in March. The size of the stake and pricing terms have not been disclosed. The $550bn valuation underscores renewed investor appetite for large-scale private technology assets, particularly those with strong profitability and global user bases. For private equity, the transaction represents a significant potential liquidity event in one of the world's most valuable privately held companies. Subscribe to our Newsletter to increase your edge. Don't worry about the news anymore, through our newsletter you'll receive weekly access to what is happening. Join 120,000 other PE...
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