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Yahoo Selling Stake in China's Alibaba.com for $150 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 14, 2009 - 8:26am.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) is selling its 1.4% stake in Chinese online retailer Alibaba.com for $150 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Chinese E-Commerce Firm Alibaba.com Nets $1.5B in IPO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2007 - 7:33am.

Hong Kong - Alibaba.com, a large e-commerce portal in China, has raised $1.5 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Hong Kong stock market, and saw its share price nearly triple in trading on Tuesday.

Chinese E-Commerce Portal Alibaba.com Raises $1.5B in IPO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2007 - 8:39am.

Hong Kong - Chinese e-commerce portal Alibaba.com has raised $1.5 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported.

China's Alibaba.com Plans $1 Billion IPO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2007 - 12:10pm.

Hangzhou, China - Alibaba.com, China's largest business-to-business site, is currently preparing for a $1 billion initial public offering (IPO) later this quarter in Hong Kong, PEHub.com reported, citing the official China Securities Journal.

Yahoo to Invest $1 Billion in China's Alibaba.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2005 - 10:16am.

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Attempting to tap the enormous potential of the burgeoning Chinese market, Yahoo on Thursday said that it will pay $1 billion to acquire a 40% stake in Alibaba.com, the country's largest e-commerce company. Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo will add its Yahoo China brands to Alibaba.com , and the two companies will work together to grow the Yahoo brand in China. "Yahoo's investment underscores our long-term commitment to the Chinese market," said Terry Semel, the chairman and chief executive officer of Yahoo. "We believe the combination of Yahoo and Alibaba is the best approach for Yahoo to win in this region." The deal comes just days after the wildly successful IPO of Chinese search firm Baidu.com.

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