ByteDance seeks $20 billion in its largest-ever offshore loan, Bloomberg News reports


FILE PHOTO: Bytedance logo is seen in this illustration taken February 8, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

June 24 (Reuters) - ⁠Chinese technology company ByteDance, ⁠the developer of TikTok, ‌is in preliminary talks with banks for its largest offshore ​loan of about $20 billion, ⁠Bloomberg News ⁠reported on Wednesday, citing people ⁠familiar ‌with the matter.

The company has approached ⁠banks for a loan that ​may ‌carry a three-year tenor, with ⁠an ​option to extend it to as long as ⁠five years, the report ​said.

ByteDance did not immediately respond to a Reuters request ⁠for comment.

The company is emerging as a major spender on AI infrastructure, ramping ​up spending ⁠and partnerships to secure chips ​and chip ‌design services.

(Reporting by Abu ​Sultan in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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