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EXCLUSIVE China’s IPO-bound Didi probed for antitrust violations – sources

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June 17, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE China’s IPO-bound Didi probed for antitrust violations – sources


  • Probe comes as Didi prepares for big U.S. listing
  • Regulators met with Didi, other companies in April – prospectus
  • Chinese tech giants facing antitrust clampdown

HONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) – China’s market regulator has begun an antitrust probe into Didi Chuxing, three people with knowledge of the matter said, just as the ride-hailing giant is pushing ahead with what could be the largest initial public offering in the United States this year.

The probe, reported here for the first time, is the latest in a sweeping crackdown on China’s so-called “platform” companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK), and Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK). read more

China’s market regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), is investigating whether Didi used any competitive practices that squeezed out smaller rivals unfairly, two of the three sources said.

The regulator is also examining whether the pricing mechanism used by Didi’s core ride-hailing business is transparent enough, the three sources said.

“We do not comment on unsubstantiated speculation from unnamed source(s),” Didi said in an emailed statement. SAMR did not respond to requests for comment.

In its IPO prospectus made public last week, Didi disclosed that it and more than 30 other Chinese internet companies had met with regulators, including the SAMR, in April. The regulators asked the companies to conduct a “self-inspection” and submit compliance commitments, it said.

The companies were asked to identify and correct possible violations of antimonopoly, anti-unfair competition, tax and other related laws and regulations, Didi said in the filing.

Didi said it had completed the self-inspection and the “relevant governmental authorities have conducted onsite inspections”.

It warned that regulatory bodies might not be satisfied with the inspection results and the firm may be subject to potential penalties.

Two of the sources familiar with the situation said that the probe by the markets regulator was in the initial stages, and that the regulator was yet to give the company detailed instructions.

The impact of the probe on the company’s IPO, expected to be the biggest Chinese IPO in New York since Alibaba’s $25 billion float in 2014, remains to be seen.

One of the sources said Didi believed pricing and unfair competition would be viewed as relatively minor offences, which had given the company enough confidence to move ahead with plans for the IPO.

ANTITRUST CRACKDOWN

Didi is also highlighting its creation of jobs to regulators, a key factor that could merit a more lenient attitude from Beijing, the source said.

The company now employs about 13 million annual active drivers in China, according to its prospectus.

In recent months China has sought to curb the economic and social power of its once loosely regulated internet giants, a clampdown backed by President Xi Jinping. In April, SAMR imposed a $2.75 billion fine on Alibaba, a record for the agency.

In March, SAMR fined the registered firm behind Didi’s community group-buying platform Chengxin Youxuan 1.5 million yuan ($233,656) along with another four firms, citing “improper pricing behaviour”.

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