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Interest in TikTok, distressed NY bank has echoes of Mnuchin’s pre-Trump investment playbook

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Steven Mnuchin is a former U.S. Treasury secretary who said this week that he is interested in buying TikTok, just days after his investment firm led a $1 billion deal to inject life into a beaten-down bank. It all sounds like a wacky Hollywood script, but it actually fits with Mnuchin's career.

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  1. Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he's assembling investors to make bid to buy TikTok

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    Interest in TikTok, distressed NY bank has echoes of Mnuchin’s pre-Trump investment playbook

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is putting together an investor group to buy TikTok (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Mnuchin did not specify who the other investors would be in such a deal or the potential valuation for the social media site.

  2. The Columbian

    Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s going to put together an investor group to buy TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the popular video a

  3. FOX Business

    Mnuchin putting together US investor group to buy TikTok (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he is organizing a group of US investors to purchase social media platform TikTok, which is owned by a China-based firm.

  4. New York Post

    Ex-Treasury Secretary Mnuchin wants to buy TikTok: ‘I’m going to put together a group’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin revealed Thursday that he’s building a team of investors to potentially buy TikTok after House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that would force its China-based parent ByteDance to sell.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is interested in buying TikTok (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he’s assembling a team of investors to make a bid to buy TikTok. This comes a day after the House passed a measure to ban the Chinese-owned social media giant or force a sale to a

  6. Al Jazeera

    Former Trump official Steve Mnuchin puts forward plan to buy TikTok app (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Amid concerns over user privacy and national security, Mnuchin told US media TikTok ‘should be owned by US businesses’.

  7. Investopedia

    Steve Mnuchin Is Among Buyers Interested in TikTok—Can It Be Sold? (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Rumble, and others expressed interest in purchasing TikTok as Congress considers banning the app in the U.S. if China's ByteDance does not divest the platform.

  8. Insider

    Steven Mnuchin says he's putting together a group to try and buy TikTok (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Unlike his former boss, the former Treasury secretary said he is supportive of a bipartisan bill that could ban the popular social media app.

  9. Daily Journal

    Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he's going to put together investor group to buy TikTok (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s going to put together an investor group to buy TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the popular video app in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake.

  10. Deadline

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Says He’s Getting Together Investor Group To Buy TikTok (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Mnuchin told CNBC that he supports the bill that would force ByteDance to divest the app.

  11. NPR

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he's interested in buying TikTok (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Mnuchin said he's in touch with other investors to try to buy the popular social media app as lawmakers are seeking to force its Chinese owners to sell the business.

  12. The Daily Caller

    Trump Treasury Secretary Says He Will ‘Put Together A Group’ To Buy TikTok (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Former Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin said during a Thursday CNBC appearance he was seeking to purchase TikTik from its Chinese-based owner.

  13. NBC News

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is putting together an investor group to buy TikTok (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he is putting together an investor group to try to buy TikTok.

  14. Governing

    "It's a great business and I'm going to put together a group to buy TikTok.” (opens Governing)

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    Governing's feed description

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, regarding his interest in buying the social media platform. (NPR — March 14, 2024)

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is assembling an investor group to buy TikTok (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Mnuchin, a Republican who was Treasury secretary under former President Trump, said he is assembling an investor group to try to purchase the China-based company.

  16. Bloomberg

    Mnuchin Is Putting Together Group of Investors to Buy TikTok (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is putting together a group of investors to buy TikTok from its parent company ByteDance Ltd.

  17. Forbes

    Trump Treasury Head Steve Mnuchin Says He’s Putting Together Group To Buy TikTok And Avoid Ban (opens Forbes)

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    Mnuchin gave no details on who is in the “investor group” he is putting together.

  18. Variety

    Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Wants to Buy TikTok Amid Brewing Threat of U.S. Ban: ‘It’s a Great Business’ (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Steven Mnuchin said he wants to buy TikTok, a day after the House passed a bill that would ban the app its parent divests ownership,.

  19. Fortune

    Mnuchin to put together TikTok bidding group: ‘There’s no way that the Chinese would ever let a U.S. company own something like this in China’ (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Speaking on CNBC's “Squawk Box,” the former Treasury Secretary said “This should be owned by U.S. businesses."

  20. WSVN Miami

    Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s going to put together an investor group to buy TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives

  21. CNN

    A wrinkle in lawmakers’ plans for TikTok: Finding a willing buyer (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The United States is now one step closer to banning TikTok or forcing a sale. There’s just one pesky little $100 billion problem: Who’s gonna buy this thing?

  22. Breitbart News

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Building Investor Group to Buy China's TikTok (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is reportedly building an investor group to buy the social media platform TikTok from its parent company, Chinese tech giant ByteDance.

  23. The Guardian

    Steven Mnuchin putting together investor group to buy TikTok (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ex-treasury secretary tells CNBC of plans a day after US House passes bill giving app’s owner six months to divest or face US ban

  24. The Hollywood Reporter

    Steve Mnuchin Says He Putting Together Group to Buy TikTok (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Steve Mnuchin, Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, Wants to Buy TIkTok

  25. Washington Examiner

    Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is assembling investors to buy TikTok (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he’s interested in pulling together a group of investors to buy TikTok.

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