Tencent Music sued by investor ahead of $1.2 billion US IPO

Tencent Music sued by investor ahead of $1.2 billion US IPO

China's largest music streaming service has had a whirlwind year. With 800 million monthly users across multiple apps and a profitable business, Tencent Music Entertainment is gearing up for one of this year's most anticipated initial public offerings in the U.S. But the firm has landed in hot water in the months leading up to its first-time shares sale. Last week, Chinese investor Hanwei Guo accused TME's co-president of using misinformation, threats and intimidation to compel him to sell his equity stakes in Ocean Music, which eventually became part of TME after Tencent's QQ Music and China Music Corporation merged in 2016.