HSG’s continuation fund to value ByteDance at up to $370 billion, sources say

Venture capital firm HSG, formerly Sequoia Capital China, is raising a continuation fund that will take over some of its ByteDance shares at a valuation of between $350 billion and $370 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

A continuation fund (CV) is a new vehicle floated by a private equity firm to transfer holdings of existing investments. The valuation is above the level implied by recent share buybacks by TikTok owner ByteDance, but below that signalled by a November stake purchase.

HSG aims to move shares in several portfolio companies backed by funds nearing the end of their investment cycle into the CV, said the two sources and a third person with knowledge of the fundraising.

Limited partners, or investors in the maturing funds, will have the option to sell their stakes in those portfolio companies during the CV fundraising to other investors.
ByteDance shares will dominate the new vehicle, said the three sources, who declined to be named as the information is not public.

HSG owns just over 11% of ByteDance as one of the social media giant’s largest external shareholders, said one of the people. It is unclear how much of that stake will be rolled into the CV.