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Rong360 financing points to ‘step for IPO’

ONG360.COM has received a new round of financing of more than 1 billion yuan (us$158 million), probably the last round before its initial public offering in shanghai, the online finance service platform said yesterday.

“We are now evaluating the IPo locations and methods in the domestic market. The in­vestment is a step for the IPo,” Ye Daqing, rong360’s chief executive, said in a statement yesterday.

Rong360 aims to list in Shanghai’s coming innovation board, which is expected to debut next year. The domestic market is attractive to all chi­nese Internet firms with capital and liquidity, Ye added.

With the investment, s business will surge 10 times in 2017 compared with the current level, Ye added.

Rong360 aims to open 100 offline finance outlets nation­wide offering consumer loan consulting services in the near future, up from 20 now.

The platform’s fourth round of financing attracted investors including government-backed sailing capital International and YF capital, whose co-found­er is alibaba’s chairman Jack ma as well as sequoia and star Vc, a fund founded by film stars including Huang Xi­aoming and Li Bingbing.

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