Luckin Coffee has agreed to pay a $180 million penalty to settle accounting fraud charges brought by the US market regulator.
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Posted inOn the Cusp
Luckin names new chairman and CEO in power shakeup
Chinese beverage chain Luckin Coffee replaced founder and former chairman Charles Lu with its acting CEO, Guo Jinyi.
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Luckin apologizes to staff after month-long fraud tumult
Luckin apologized to its employees for the upheaval following its fraud admission in early April, and on the same day removed its CEO and COO.
Posted inHeavy Hitters
Luckin may face shareholder fraud lawsuit
Luckin is being investigated in the US for defrauding investors amid pressing concerns to recoup a dropoff in sales as a result of Covid-19.
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China’s SAIC to take over Luckin founder’s car business
If the deal proceeds, Luckin founder Charles Lu and his family will receive up to HK$1.37 billion, likely to be put toward the company’s cash crunch.
Posted inHeavy Hitters
Luckin CEO loses ‘significant’ voting rights after loan default
The default followed almost immediately after Luckin disclosed that its head of operations had fabricated billions of RMB worth of sales for most of 2019.
Posted inHeavy Hitters
Luckin shares dip further despite refuting fraud claims
Luckin responded Monday to fraud allegations from an anonymous report publicized by short seller Muddy Waters on Friday.
Posted inUp and Comers
Luckin tea rival brewing $400 million US IPO: report
Naixue’s Tea, one of China’s largest tea beverage chains, is reportedly looking to raise $400 million in a US IPO as early as this year.
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Tea is the new coffee: Bubble tea chain gets $2.3 billion valuation
Heytea started out in southern China’s Guangdong province in 2012 and later expanded to most tier-one and tier-two cities in China.
