China ordered companies that offer tutoring on the school curriculum to go non-profit, potentially wiping out a big chunk of the billions that private equity and venture capital funds have staked on a once red-hot sector. The platforms have lost their ability to go public -- depriving their backers of the exits they need to cash out.

China’s Tutoring Assault Hits Investors

China ordered companies that offer tutoring on the school curriculum to go non-profit, potentially wiping out a big chunk of the billions that private equity and venture capital funds have staked on a…

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Either way, it seems that the two-decade era that saw China’s most successful and powerful private firms list in the U.S. is coming to a close. The message from Beijing is clear: the Communist Party will have the final say on pretty much everything, including IPOs.

China Signals End to $2 Trillion U.S. Stock Listing Juggernaut

or investors in companies that have yet to list, there’s growing uncertainty over when they may get their money back. Wall Street firms are bracing for lucrative underwriting fees to dry up, while…

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Chinese regulator halts Huya-Douyu game-streaming merger

Chinese regulator halts Huya-Douyu game-streaming merger

The State Administration for Market Regulation announced it had prohibited the merger of the Tencent-backed game streaming platforms Douyu and Huya on Saturday because the merger would eliminate competition. This is the first…

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China Blocks Didi From App Stores Days After Mega U.S. IPO

China Blocks Didi From App Stores Days After Mega U.S. IPO

China’s cyberspace regulator ordered app stores to remove Didi Chuxing, dealing a major blow to a ride-hailing giant that just days ago pulled off one of the largest U.S. initial public offerings of…

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