Tron's Justin Sun Wants To Buy Credit Suisse For $1.5B And Transform It Into 'Crypto-Friendly' Institution

Justin Sun, the founder of the Huobi crypto exchange, made an offer to acquire Credit Suisse AG CS for $1.5 billion.

What Happened: Sun wrote in a series of tweets on March 19: “I would like to propose my own offer of $1.5 billion to acquire Credit Suisse and integrate it into the Web3.0 world. Switzerland has been one of the most crypto-friendly countries in the world.”

.@UBS's bid for @CreditSuisse falls short. I would like to propose my own offer of $1.5 billion to acquire Credit Suisse and integrate it into the Web3.0 world. Switzerland has been one of the most crypto-friendly countries in the world.

— H.E. Justin Sun 孙宇晨 (@justinsuntron) March 19, 2023

Sun is also the founder and CEO of Tron (CRYPTO: TRON), a blockchain-based digital platform that primarily hosts entertainment applications.

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UBS Group UBS, however, has agreed to pay 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.25 billion) in stock to acquire Credit Suisse.

Credit Suisse shareholders will receive 1 UBS share for every 22.48 Credit Suisse shares they hold, equating to a purchase price of 0.76 Swiss francs ($0.82) per share, a discount of about 60% from Credit Suisse's closing price on Friday.

It is yet to be seen if Credit Suisse and the Swiss government have given consideration to Sun's offer.

Benzinga did not immediately receive a response from Sun or Credit Suisse for comment on the story.

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