• Weibo(NASDAQ:WB)is paring some of its gains, nowup 12%, after Bloomberg reported that a report that Weibo is going private is "not true."
• Earlier, Weibo gained more than 40% on a Reuters report that the company's chairman Charles Chao and a Chinese state investor are in talks to take the Twitter-like company private in a deal for at least $20B.
• The Weibo chairman and state investor are expected to offer $90-$100/share for the company, according to aReuters report, which cited sources familiar. Chao's holding company New Wave is the largest holder of Weibo, which had a 45% stake as of February.
• New Wave is joining up with an unidentified Shanghai-based state firm for a consortium for a take private deal for Weibo, according to the report.
• A take private of Weibo would let the company's second largest holder Alibaba(NYSE:BABA)and top customer exit its investment.