TikTok Seals Deal to Operate in the US After Years of Drama (2)

Jan. 23, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC

TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. have closed a long-awaited deal to transfer parts of their US operations to American investors, securing the popular video app’s future in the US and avoiding a nationwide ban.

The social media company has officially established a US entity with three managing investors: Oracle Corp., private equity firm Silver Lake Management LLC and Abu Dhabi-based investment company MGX. TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew — who will continue running ByteDance’s most valuable asset globally — gets a seat on the board. Adam Presser, who was TikTok’s head of operations, trust ...

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