HK’s GSR Capital To Invest $374M in Overstock, $270M Goes to Blockchain Subsidiary tZERO
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HK’s GSR Capital To Invest $374M in Overstock, $270M Goes to Blockchain Subsidiary tZERO
US-based e-commerce retailer Overstock announced
on Thursday that GRS Capital, a private equity firm from Hong Kong,
will invest up to $270 million in its blockchain unit called tZERO.
After the announcement, the stock price rose over 20% in after-hours
trading, to $45.40 per share.The investment will be made based on a total valuation of tZERO at $1.5 billion, which gives GRS Capital an 18% share in Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary. Besides, the private equity firm will buy $30 million worth of tZERO security tokens from the US retailer. The Hong Kong-based firm will invest another $104.55 million in shares of Overstock itself. Thus, the total investment coming from GSR reaches $37...
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