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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mark Sweney

Abu Dhabi royal family to take stake in TikTok US under Trump deal

TikTok logo on a mobile phone screen.
Larry Ellison’s Oracle, the private equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX will control roughly 45% of TikTok US. Photograph: Romain Doucelin/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

The Abu Dhabi royal family is to take a stake in TikTok’s US business after Donald Trump signed an executive order brokering a deal valuing the social media company at $14bn (£10.5bn).

MGX, a fund chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take a 15% stake and gain a board seat when TikTok US is spun out.

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