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- Nasdaq-listed Weibo chairman and a Chinese state investor plan to take China’s answer to Twitter private, sources told Reuters. A deal could value Weibo at more than $20 billion, facilitate shareholder Alibaba’s exit and see Weibo eventually relist in China to capitalize on higher valuations, the sources said.
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Three separate sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters news the plans stem from Beijing’s drive to have Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and affiliate Ant divest their media holdings to rein in their sway over Chinese public opinion. All the Reuters news sources declined to be named due to confidentiality constraints. Reuters news reported in Fe...
Beijing has looked to rein in Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba business empire by unleashing a series of investigations and new regulations since last year. The crackdown followed Ma’s public criticism of regulators in a speech in October last year and has swept across China’s money-spinning internet sector in recent months. E-commerce giant A...
Weibo has grown at a fast clip since its launch in 2009 in a market where Twitter is blocked by the government. More than 500 million Chinese people use Weibo to opine on everything from Korean soap operas to China’s latest political intrigue. Alibaba acquired an 18 percent stake in Weibo in 2013 via a $586m investment as its first big move into se...
Jul 6, 2021 · A deal could value Weibo at more than $20 billion, facilitate shareholder Alibaba's exit and see Weibo eventually relist in China to capitalise on higher valuations, the sources said. Chairman...
Jul 6, 2021 · A deal could value Weibo at more than $20 billion, facilitate shareholder Alibaba's exit and see Weibo eventually relist in China to capitalise on higher valuations, the sources said.
Jul 7, 2021 · A deal could value Weibo at more than $20 billion (S$27 billion), facilitate shareholder Alibaba's exit and see Weibo eventually relist in China...
Jul 7, 2021 · A deal could value Weibo at more than $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,49,450 crores), facilitate shareholder Alibaba's exit and see Weibo eventually relist in China to capitalise on higher valuations, the sources said.
Jul 6, 2021 · A deal could value Weibo at more than US$20-billion, facilitate shareholder Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s exit, and see Weibo eventually relist in China to capitalize on higher valuations, the...