Tim Culpan, Columnist

Tencent Doesn't Want Angry Investors

A $3 billion price tag looks expensive for a one-hit wonder.

June 16, 2017 at 4:54 AM UTC

Tim Culpan is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology in Asia. Previously, he was a technology reporter for Bloomberg News.

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Tencent Holdings Ltd. might want to tighten the purse strings a little.

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