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TikTok’s $14 billion valuation in Trump deal stuns investors
Yahoo Finance·2025-09-26 12:29

(Bloomberg) — The 14billionvaluationthattheTrumpadministrationhasestimatedforTikToksUSbusinessfallswellbelowprojections,surprisinginvestorswhosayadealatthatpricewouldbeabargainforpotentialbuyersincludingLarryEllisonsOracleCorp.andpartnerSilverLakeManagementLLC.Theroughestimate,citedbyVicePresidentJDVanceonThursday,palesincomparisontopreviousestimatesthatscaledcloserto14 billion valuation that the Trump administration has estimated for TikTok’s US business falls well below projections, surprising investors who say a deal at that price would be a bargain for potential buyers including Larry Ellison’s Oracle Corp. and partner Silver Lake Management LLC. The rough estimate, cited by Vice President JD Vance on Thursday, pales in comparison to previous estimates that scaled closer to 40 billion. Vance’s comments came as President Donald Trump pushed forw ...