China approves tech giant Tencent's plan to take Sogou private in a $3.5 billion deal. /CFP
China's market regulator on Monday unconditionally approved tech giant Tencent's plan to take search engine Sogou private in a $3.5-billion deal, according to a statement by the State Administration of Market Regulation.
Announced in September, the deal allows Tencent to buy approximately 56.5 percent of the U.S.-listed Sogou that it does not already own.
Sogou, Sohu's subsidiary, was founded in 2005 and went on U.S. IPO in 2017.
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