Prosus, the Dutch-based technology investor owned by Naspers, said it has agreed to sell its Russian online marketplace Avito.
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Tencent Holdings’ buyback spree is failing to revive investor sentiment over the online gaming giant, whose shares are languishing near a 2018 low.
Tencent shares worth $7.6-billion have appeared in Hong Kong’s clearing and settlement system, spurring speculation.
For early backers, including Naspers, they’ve been some of the most profitable Chinese stock investments of all time.
The Naspers-controlled Internet investment firm has agreed to pay as much as €1.8-billion to acquire a further 33.3% stake in Brazil’s iFood.
Just 18 months ago, Tencent Holdings was on the cusp of becoming Asia’s second trillion-dollar company. No more.
A plan by Tencent’s major backer, Naspers-controlled Prosus, to further cut its stake in the company fuelled concerns among investors on Tuesday.
When there is a deep valuation discount and pressure from its investors, Naspers can’t really time market tops and must appease with cash handouts instead.
The arm of South African Internet giant Naspers sold almost $4-billion worth of stock in JD.com that it got as dividends from investee Tencent.
Shares of China’s Tencent fell as much as 2.5% after Prosus and Naspers said they would gradually sell shares in the firm.