SoftBank-Backed Beike Seeks Up to $2 Billion in U.S. IPO

  • China online property platform is backed by Tencent, SoftBank
  • Beike will be largest U.S. IPO by a Chinese firm since 2018

Buildings stand in Ningde, Fujian province, China, on June 3.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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KE Holdings Inc., a Chinese online property platform backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. and SoftBank Group Corp., is looking to raise about $2 billion in a U.S. initial public offering.

Also known as Beike Zhaofang, the company is offering 106 million American depositary shares at $17 to $19 each, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The company said the shares will represent three of its Class A ordinary shares.