(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank’s Vision Fund invested $1 billion in online real-estate portal Beike part of broader funding, Dow Jones reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
Separately invested $500 million directly into Beijing-based Ziroom and bought an additional $500 million of shares from its founders
Investment valued firm at $6.6 billion
Hillhouse Capital Group, Tencent Holdings and Sequoia Capital invested an additional $500m in Beike
Round valued Beike at slightly more than $14 billion
Deals closed in November
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