The microblogging platform has withdrawn from negotiations concerning the acquisition of SoundCloud, which would have provided an exit for Chernin.

Microblogging platform Twitter has walked away from a proposed deal to acquire Germany-based music streaming platform SoundCloud, German daily Der Spiegel has reported.

The mooted acquisition, reported by online news source Re/code earlier this week, would have provided an exit for media, entertainment and technology company The Chernin Group (TCG).

TCG invested in SoundCloud’s January 2014 series D round, which raised $60m at a $700m valuation.

However, the talks collapsed after Twitter allowed an exclusive negotiation period to expire.

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