HONG KONG: Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial is lifting its fundraising target to more than US$12bil by bringing in existing Chinese shareholders in a yuan-denominated financing round, people familiar with the matter said.
The online financial services giant is shooting for at least US$2bil of additional funding in a yuan round that lets Chinese investors participate, the people said, asking not to be named because the matter is private.
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