Alibaba Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Alibaba Group M&A Summary

Alibaba Group has acquired 18 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Alibaba Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Youku Tudou for $3.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold zulily to Liberty Media for $2.4B. Alibaba Group has acquired in 3 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (50%) and e-commerce (32%).

Alibaba Group Business Overview

Where is Alibaba Group headquartered?

Alibaba Group is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

What is Alibaba Group’s revenue?

Alibaba Group disclosed revenue of 941,168M CNY for 2024 and 868,687M CNY for 2023.

How many employees does Alibaba Group have?

Alibaba Group has 204,891 employees.

What sector is Alibaba Group in?

Alibaba Group is an e-commerce company.

When was Alibaba Group founded?

Alibaba Group was founded in 1999.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 6

Alibaba Group

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District,
Hangzhou, 311121
China,
+86 571 8502 2088
www.alibabagroup.com

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


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 14 1 - - 1 - 16
vol $7.1B $7.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $2.4B $2.4B
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Visable GmbH 2023-11-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamburg, Germany · www.wlw.de
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. 2020-10-18 - Stake Purchase
Shanghai, China · www.sunartretail.com
NetEase, Inc. - Kaola 2019-09-05 2.0B USD Divestiture
Beijing, China
ShopRunner, Inc. 2019-01-22 - Trade Sale
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.shoprunner.com
Focus Media Holding Ltd. 2018-07-27 - Stake Purchase
Shanghai, China · www.focusmedia.cn
DSM Grup Danısmanlık İletisim ve Satıs Ticaret A.S. 2018-06-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Istanbul, Turkey · www.trendyol.com
daraz.pk 2018-05-08 - Divestiture
Karachi, Pakistan · www.daraz.pk
Wandoujia 2016-07-05 200M USD Add-on Acquisition
Beijing, China · www.wandoujia.com
Lazada South East Asia Pte. Ltd. 2016-04-12 1.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · www.lazada.com
The South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. 2015-12-11 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
Hong Kong, China · www.scmp.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 8 (50%) 4.0B (57%) 1 (50%) -
E-Commerce 5 (31%) 3.0B (42%) 1 (50%) 2.4B (100%)
Marketing 1 (6%) - - -
Publishing 1 (6%) 100M (1%) - -
Retail 1 (6%) - - -
Total 16 $7.1B 2 $2.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
China 9 6.1B - -
United States 3 - 2 2.4B
  Washington 1 - 1 2.4B
  Pennsylvania 1 - 1 -
  California 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Pakistan 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Vietnam 1 1.0B - -
Domestic 9 (56%) 6.1B (86%) - -
Cross-border 7 (44%) 1.0B (14%) 2 (100%) 2.4B (100%)
Total 16 $7.1B 2 $2.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
 1
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 1
Rothschild Global Advisory
 1
Legal Deals
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
 1
Fangda Partners
 1
Walkers Global
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $6.7B
$100M to $1B 2 $334M
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $7.1B
Largest Youku Tudou, Inc.
$3.7B (2015-11-06)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.4B
TOTAL $2.4B
Largest zulily, Inc.
$2.4B (2015-08-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
3 (19%)
Strategic(s)
19%
3 (19%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

E-Commerce

Revenue

941,168   9% 2024
868,687   2% 2023
853,062   19% 2022
717,289   41% 2021
509,711   36% 2020
376,844   51% 2019
250,266   59% 2018
158,273   57% 2017
101,143   723% 2016
12,292   46% 2015
8,444   53% 2014
5,553   0% 2013
5,553   2012
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Employees

204,891

Established

1999

Public

NYSE: BABA

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