TikTok has finalized the deal to sell its US business, according to reports from Axios, The Hollywood Reporter, and CNBC. They report that a memo from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to employees on Thursday said the deal will close on January 22nd, with Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX owning 45 percent of the company, while its China-based parent company ByteDance will hold 20 percent.
The remainder of the company will be held by “affiliates of existing ByteDance investors,” Axios…
