TD Holdings Announces Entry into Non-Binding LOI for the Acquisition of Tongdow E-Commerce Group
TD Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLG) has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Tongdow E-Commerce Group, a B2B digital e-commerce platform in China. This acquisition aims to enhance the Company’s commodities trading capabilities through digital technology and improve profitability. Tongdow serves approximately 150,000 customers with a cumulative transaction scale exceeding RMB800 billion. The deal will involve a combination of restricted shares and cash for Tongdow’s equity owners. TD Holdings anticipates that its trading scale could exceed US$1.5 trillion within five years.
- The acquisition of Tongdow aims to enhance TD Holdings' profitability and digital trading capabilities.
- Tongdow has established partnerships with major institutions which could facilitate market access and growth.
- The combined platform is projected to reach a trading scale exceeding US$1.5 trillion in five years.
- The acquisition process involves risks associated with valuations and integration challenges.
- Dependence on market conditions and economic factors, including the impact of COVID-19, could affect anticipated growth.
SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLG) (the "Company"), a commodities trading service provider in China today announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") to acquire Tongdow E-Commerce Group Co., Ltd. ("Tongdow "), a B2B digital e-commerce platform for commodities trading and integrated supply chain services headquartered in Shenzhen China.
Pursuant to the terms of the LOI, the Company will acquire control and economic interest of Tongdow pursuant to certain VIE arrangements and the equity owners of Tongdow shall receive a combination of restricted shares and cash payment as consideration. As the transaction proceeds, the Company will publicly disclose required information either through press releases or SEC filings, as appropriate.
Tongdow aims to empower companies to change their business methods of purchase, production, sales, logistics, and billing, and utilize the power of Internet technology and business model innovation to improve business efficiency and level their playing field. Currently, Tongdow has approximately 150,000 customers and 48 independent developed patents. Its cumulative transaction scale (GMV) has exceeded RMB800 billion since it is incorporated. It has established alliances with 62 warehousing companies in China, and its commodity transactions has exceeded RMB10 billion. Tongdow has established in-depth cooperative relationships with many large institutions and enterprises, including China Construction Bank, Bank of China, China Guodian, Datang Power, China Aluminum, Yunnan Tin Industry, Kunshan Iron and Steel Group, Trafigura Investment (China), JD Digital, China National Reserve Group, COSCO Group (COSCO), etc. Tongdow management believes it is one of the leaders of the vertical B2B non-ferrous commodities e-commerce platform.
The Company's planned acquisition of Tongdow Group is aimed to transform the Company's bulk commodities trading platform using digital technology and to improve the Company's profitability. Following the completion of the planned acquisition, the Company's goal is to build an ecosystem of digital e-commerce platforms through digital management, operation of global commodities, layout of 5G smart-warehouses, and to provide in-depth services that meet the various needs of its customers. The Company believes that that in the next 5 years, its platform's merchandise trading scale (GMV) will exceed US
About TD Holdings, Inc.
TD Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLG) is a commodities trading service provider conducted under the brand name "Huamucheng" by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Huamucheng Trading Co., Ltd headquartered in Shenzhen. For more information please visit http://ir.tdglg.com.
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