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Alibaba Investment & Acquisitions 2005-2014. More on Alibaba here: http://www.chinainternetwatch.com/tag/alibaba/
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Sources: WSJ, Reuter, Forbes, China Internet Watch Copyright © 2014
CIW
August
Yahoo paid US$1 billion in cash for 40% stake in Alibaba; it also
merged its China-based subsidiaries into Alibaba
2005
Feb
2006
Yipai.com, similar to Taobao, was merged into Alibaba Taobao.
Yipai had 7.29% market share in Q3 2005. (Source: Analysis International)
Sep
Alibaba acquired Koubei.com, one of China's largest online classified listing companies, which was founded by an ex-
Alibaba employee.
2009
Alibaba paid RMB 540 million to acquire Net.cn, a leading basic Internet services provider (web hosting, domain names, etc.)
Oct
2010
Jan
Alibaba invested in Shanghai Baozun, an e-commerce
outsourcing service provider
Mar Alibaba purchased shares of private courier company – Xing Chen Ji Bian
Jun
Alibaba invested $35 million to Emapgo (EMG; develops digital navigation maps) to become its
biggest shareholder.
Aug
Alibaba acquired U.S. E-Commerce software firm Vendio
Alibaba acquired Auctiva, a company that develops eBay
auction management software. 2011
Jul
Alibaba joined in Meituan’s (a group-buying website) US$50M
Series B financing
Nov
2012 Alibaba invested in DDMap, a lifestyle e-commerce service
provider
2013
Apr
Feb
Alibaba, Tencent and Ping An Insurance co-founded Zhong An Online Property Insurance Co. which was expected to be China's first property insurance company
selling all products online.
Alibaba acquired a leading music service company Xiami, founded
by a former Alibaba employee
Alibaba bought a stake of about 18% in Sina Weibo for $586
million
Alibaba acquired mobile analytics provider Umeng for $80 million
Alibaba invested in Taxi booking service
provider Kuaidi
Alibaba invested in travel experience
sharing app Zailushang (117go.com)
May
Alibaba invested $294 million and took a 28% stake in digital mapping company
AutoNavi Holdings Ltd; it bought AutoNavi in Feb 2014 in a deal that values the Chinese
company at $1.5 billion
With registered capital of 5 billion yuan, Alibaba set up Cainiao Network in Shenzhen with its partners to build their own logistics
network to cover entire China.
July Alibaba invested in travel website Qyer.com
Aug
Alibaba invested RMB 3.1 billion in UCWeb in March 2013 and fully bought out UCWeb
in Jun 2014, who is the maker of one of China’s most popular web browsers.
Bought a minority stake in online shopping company ShopRunner
Sep Alibaba acquired Kanbox, the personal cloud storage service
Oct
Alibaba invested $50 million in app search engine Quixey
Alibaba's Alipay took control of Tianhong Asset Management Co with 1.18 billion yuan investment for 51%
stake. Dec
Alibaba invested HK$2.82 billion in Haier, including HK$1.86 billion to form a new joint
venture with Haier’s wholly owned logistics unit Goodaymart
2014
Jan
Alibaba and Yunfeng Capital, a private equity firm founded by Jack Ma, bought pharmaceutical
data provider CITIC 21 CN for $170 million
Alibaba bought a controlling stake in ChinaVision Media Group Ltd for $804 million to gain access to TV and movie content. Purchase was completed in Jun
2014, company renamed Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.
Mar
Alibaba invested $15 million in 1stdibs, the fast-growing luxury
e-commerce site
Feb A leading online education platform
Alibaba announced it would invest about $692 million in Intime Retail
Group Co., owner of department stores and
supermarkets
Invested in Baicheng.com, a
travel website focusing on
outbound trips
Invested $215 million for a
minority stake in the messaging
and free-calling app Tango
Apr
May
Jun
Alibaba announced to invest SGD 313 million in Singapore Post for 10.35% stake
Hundsun, a well known supplier of
financial software and network services, was acquired by Zhejiang Rongxin owned by
Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma with 3.299 billion yuan (USD 534.38M)
Jack Ma and other partners agreed to pay 6.54 bln yuan ($1.05
bln) for a 20% stake in China's Wasu Media Holding. Alibaba and
Wasu would cooperate for online content and
Internet TV
Alibaba (16.5% stake),
Yunfeng (2%) agree to
buy $1.22 billion stake
in Youku Tudou
Alibaba agreed to take a 50% stake in Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club