SIG-backed online lending platform developer 9f has filed for a $150m initial public offering in the US that would also enable SBI to exit.

9f Group, a China-based online lending marketplace backed by quantitative trading and technology firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG), filed for a $150m initial public offering on Thursday.

The company plans to float on either the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market. It has not yet set a price range or determined how many American Depositary Shares it will issue.

Founded in 2006, 9f operates a peer-to-peer lending marketplace for consumers, with the loans supplied by both…

Thierry Heles

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