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NetEase’s Online Music Unit Revives IPO Plans: WSJ

Cloud Village operates a music-streaming platform similar to that of Spotify and was planning to take investor orders in August


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The logo of internet technology company NetEase is seen at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, also known as ChinaJoy, in Shanghai Photo: Reuters

 

The online music business of Chinese internet company NetEase has revived its listing plans and is aiming to launch an initial public offering in Hong Kong before the end of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Cloud Village, which operates a music-streaming platform similar to that of Spotify Technology, filed for an IPO in the city in late May and was planning to take investor orders in the first half of August.

The deal was pulled on August 9 amid a huge sell-off in Chinese internet technology stocks that was triggered by a wave of regulatory action by Beijing against many new-economy companies.

Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.