Overseas investors are reportedly likely to step in to acquire South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb due to alleged difficulties with payments in its existing acquisition deal.
As Cointelegrap reported previously, BK Global Consortium, a firm headed by one of South Korea's leading plastic surgeons, closed a deal in Oct. 2018 to acquire 50% plus one share of BTC Holding Co. - the largest investor in Bithumb's operator - for 400 billion won.
A fresh report from local news agency Yonhap on Sept. 30 suggests that BK Global is now expected to default on payments for the deal, having struggled with even the initial down payment of $100 million.
Business will continue as normal, deal or no deal, says Bithumb.
According to the report, when the acquisition deadline loomed this April, BK Global opted to increase its stake in BTC Holding to 70% in lieu of paying its outstanding balance.
Per the report, official Bithumb representatives have underscored that any ostensible difficulties with the deal will not affect shareholders, given the exchange continues to operate stably.
They emphasized that business will continue as normal even if the acquisition deal falls through.
With doubts in regard the existing deal's viability, unnamed Chinese and American investors are now considering acquiring Bithumb, the report claims.
Should BK Global default on the payments and terminate the deal, there is thought to be a high possibility that there will be a legal dispute over the $100 million down payment.
Bithumb is currently the world's 43rd largest exchange by reported daily traded volume, according to CoinMarketCap.
Unconfirmed: Bithumb Acquisition Deal Might Be 'Off'
gepubliceerd op Sep 30, 2019
by Cointele | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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