Renren Inc will dispose all assets in its social networking service business for a cash consideration of $20 million. [Photo/VCG]
Renren Inc, regarded by many as China's Facebook, will dispose all assets in its social networking service (SNS) business for a cash consideration of $20 million, the company announced on Wednesday.
人人公司14日宣布,將以2000萬美元的對價出售其全部社交網(wǎng)絡服務業(yè)務資產(chǎn)。人人網(wǎng)曾被很多人視為中國的“臉書”。
社交網(wǎng)絡鼻祖人人公司宣布,其中國全資子公司(a China-incorporated subsidiary wholly controlled by Renren)北京千橡網(wǎng)景科技發(fā)展有限公司已同意將人人網(wǎng)及其社交網(wǎng)絡服務相關業(yè)務的全部有形和無形資產(chǎn)(all tangible and intangible assets in www.renren.com and its related Renren SNS business)售予北京多?;觽髅焦煞萦邢薰?以下簡稱“買方”)。
此外,作為上述資產(chǎn)出售對價的一部分,Infinities Technology(Cayman)Holding Limited即“買方母公司(the buyer's parent company)”,同意按照雙方認可的7億美元買方母公司估值向人人公司發(fā)行相當于4000萬美元的股份(issue to Renren shares of the company with a value of $40 million)。
人人網(wǎng)最初于2005年推出,原名校內網(wǎng),是中國大陸地區(qū)最早的社交網(wǎng)絡之一(one of the first social networks on the Chinese mainland)。“校內網(wǎng)”時期主要以學生作為目標用戶(target users),為了擴大目標用戶的范圍,校內網(wǎng)更名為“人人網(wǎng)”。不過伴隨中國的微博、微信朋友圈(WeChat Moments)的興起,人人網(wǎng)活躍度也開始下降,如今的人人網(wǎng)已經(jīng)轉型為直播平臺(streaming platform)。
人人網(wǎng)出售的消息出來后,人人網(wǎng)平臺上沒什么動靜,微博熱搜倒是掀開了鍋,網(wǎng)友們紛紛懷念使用人人網(wǎng)的歲月。
Renren said the asset sale transaction is the most viable path to dispose of its Renren SNS business so the company can be geared for the next phase of growth.
人人表示,公司相信資產(chǎn)出售是處理人人社交網(wǎng)絡業(yè)務的最可行途徑,使人人進入下一階段的增長。
"I am happy to find a home for renren.com," said Joseph Chen, Renren's chief executive officer. "Looking ahead, our company will be serving global, vertical industries with internet and artificial intelligence."
“很高興為人人網(wǎng)找到一個家。”人人網(wǎng)首席執(zhí)行官陳一舟表示,“展望未來,公司將通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和人工智能為全球垂直行業(yè)提供服務。”
伴隨著本次交易的完成,人人公司將專注于境內的二手車業(yè)務(focus on used car business in China)和以在美國運營的Trucker Path業(yè)務和SaaS(software as a service business)業(yè)務為代表的境外業(yè)務。人人公司仍計劃保持其紐交所上市公司的身份(remain listed on the New York Stock Exchange)。