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China’s Ant Group has hired The OB-C Group, which was founded by long-time Democratic operative Lawrence O’Brien.
Ant Group is the fintech arm of Alibaba Group, which was founded by Jack Ma.
Its Airpay app payment system has a billion users in China and a retailer base of 80M.
Chinese regulators scotched a public offering for Ant Group that was slated for the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2020.
It was pitched as the largest-ever IPO ($37B) and would have given Ant Group a market value of more than $300B.
OB-C Group is to deal with US regulatory matters concerning Ant Group and Airpay. It also will handle any corporate issues faced by Airpay.
O’Brien served in the Carter administration and is a top fundraiser for House and Senate Democrats.
Missy Edwards Strategies represents Shein Technology Group, the Los Angeles arm of the embattled Singapore-based “instant fashion” retailer.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
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