M&A Deal Summary

Alibaba Group Holding Acquires Youku Tudou

On November 6, 2015, Alibaba Group Holding acquired internet software and services company Youku Tudou for 3.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Alibaba Group Holding’s 6th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Alibaba Group Holding’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Alibaba Group Holding’s 4th transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-06
Target Youku Tudou
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Alibaba Group Holding
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.7B USD

Target

Youku Tudou

Beijing, China
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Youku Tudou Inc. is a chinese internet television platform for consumers to search, view and share video content.

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Alibaba Group Holding

Hangzhou, China

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Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector E-Commerce
Employees239,740
Revenue 853.1B CNY (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Alibaba Group Holding is a group of Chinese e-commerce businesses including Alibaba.com, Taobao and Alipay. Alibaba Group Holding was founded in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, China.

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Sector (Internet Software and Services) 6 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 10
Country (China) 4 of 9
Year (2015) 4 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
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