Chinese EV startup Nio said on Tuesday that it received US$738.5 million (5.313 billion yuan) in cash from CYVN Holdings, an Abu Dhabi government-backed investment firm. Under the deal, Nio will issue about 85 million new Class A shares at US$8.72 per share to CYVN Holdings, which is 6.7 percent below where Nio’s U.S.-listed shares closed Tuesday.
CYVN will also spend over US$350 million to acquire Nio’s stakes from tech giant Tencent.
The deal gives CYVN a 7 percent stake in Nio and a chair in the EV maker’s boardroom.
