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Sunday, 11/23/2014 11:28:01 AM

Sunday, November 23, 2014 11:28:01 AM

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Alibaba’s Acquisition Strategy: Focused Largely on China :One less-appreciated part of Alibaba’s data dump is its mergers strategy, one that will be important for the company as it seeks to augment its e-commerce empire. Alibaba is clear about where it plans to put its ample financial resources — including $7.9 billion in cash on hand and $4.8 billion in free cash flow – to work:


“We have made, and intend to continue to make, strategic investments and acquisitions to expand our user base, enhance our cloud computing business, add complementary products and technologies and further strengthen our ecosystem — the majority of its big deals remains centered on its home market of China. What’s clear is that,the company remains focused on investing in China. The e-commerce giant does nothing to hide its belief that its home market harbors the potential for much more growth. – Two months ago, it agreed to pay about $214 million for stock and about $478 million for convertible bonds to gain a roughly 26 percent stake in Intime Retail, a Chinese department store. As part of the deal, the two will form a venture to link Alibaba’s e-commerce offerings and Intime’s brick-and-mortar operation. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/alibabas-acquisition-strategy-focused-largely-on-china-and-mobile/ >>>>>>> http://message.alibaba.com/msgsend/contact.htm?action=contact_action&appForm=s_en&chkProductIds=601732353&chkProductIds_f=IDX124YY_U3sEc5XE5RYLo06CAPowkfuuBRo7ld33l4hh45d-kQJi6f13nyoB0clqU-s&tracelog=contactOrg