Message on January 18th，An investment banker disclosed to NetEase Technology，Meituan Dianping has completed a new round of 188bet of US.3 billion，NetEase Technology sought confirmation from Meituan-Dianping insiders，The insider confirmed that the amount is true，And has arrived。US.3 billion will also set a new high in the amount of 188bet for an unlisted company，The previous record holder was Didi Kuaidi’s US billion。

The person did not disclose the investors of this round，But according to previous reports，Tencent promises to increase investment after the merger，According to previous foreign media reports，Tencent’s investment amount in this round is as high as 1.5 billion US dollars，Sequoia Capital, one of the co-investors of Meituan Dianping, will also continue to invest，According to previous news, the valuation of this round of 188bet can reach up to 18 billion US dollars。

October 6, 2015，Meituan Dianping announces merger，And the merger matters surrounding the two parties after the merger，188bet status has always been questionable。Previous media reports stated that Alibaba, an early investor in Meituan, was selling Meituan shares at a discount to the capital market，Meituan.com CEO Wang Xing expressed this at the Wuzhen World Internet Conference on December 17, 2015，I haven’t heard any news about Ali selling shares，At the same time, he also said that Meituan-Dianping’s 188bet was very smooth，An announcement is expected within a week。

However, according to Wang Xing’s official statement, nearly a month has passed，Although there are many rumors that 188bet is about to be completed，But there is no official announcement，During this period, NetEase Technology has repeatedly sought verification from the relevant departments of Meituan Dianping，The response is "I don't know"。As insiders confirmed the 188bet news to NetEase Technology，The 188bet suspicion surrounding the merger of Meituan and Dianping has been officially revealed。

In addition, one month after the merger was announced，That is, early November，The structural adjustment of the new 188bet-Dianping is announced to be completed，Dianping CEO Zhang Tao serves as chairman，Wang Xing will serve as the CEO of the new company and lead the overall operations。

Also，The largest investment in this round of 188bet，The person revealed that more funds will be invested in the food delivery field，Currently, Meituan’s main competitor is Ele.me、Baidu Takeout、Word-of-mouth takeaway, etc.，Recently, crowdsourcing logistics platform Dada is also promoting its own food delivery service after completing a new round of 188bet，Dada is also one of the logistics suppliers of Meituan Takeout，Some industry insiders say，As Dada joins the takeout delivery field，For Meituan takeout、Ele.me and other platforms that relied on Dada for delivery in the past will recruit their own teams to improve the last mile service。

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