Alibaba boss Jack Ma out as boss of fintech Ant Group
Under the optimization plan, Ma, who effectively controls more than half of Ant Group, sees his role shrink as he becomes one of ten major shareholders and sees his holding reduced to around six percent. Ant Group said shareholders, including Ma, are also terminating the practice of"acting in concert" to force outcomes and will now vote and act independently.
The fintech explained that one reason for adjusting the upper-tier shareholding structure – besides optimizing corporate governance – is to"align the voting interests of shareholders with their economic interests." Ant Group made it clear that shareholders' interests will not change. It did not, however, give a timeline for the outlined changes. Although the restructuring at Ant Group could be interpreted as a signal that the org is seeking to list, reps have denied such intentions.
"Ant Group has been focusing on its business rectification and optimization, and does not have a plan for an IPO," the fintechEven if the biz wanted to debut on a stock exchange, it would be required to wait between one and three years after such a shareholder control change to list in China or Hong Kong. Beijing is not keen on allowing local companies to list outside China, and foreign governments are far from happy when their investors nourish Chinese ventures.
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