Microsoft expands TikTok takeover ambitions to entire global business
TikTok faces a Sept. 15 deadline to either complete a sale of its US operations to Microsoft or face a ban in the United States
The Microsoft store is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, June 26, 2020. Photo:Reuters
Microsoft Corp is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global business, including its operations in India and Europe, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing five people with knowledge of the talks.
TikTok parent ByteDance and Microsoft did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
TikTok faces a Sept. 15 deadline to either complete a sale of its US operations to Microsoft or face a ban in the United States.
