Alibaba Group Mergers & Acquisitions

Alibaba Group M&A Summary

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

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

Alibaba Group

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Tower One, Times Square 26/F 1 Matheson Street Causeway Bay,
Hong Kong,
China,
+852 2215 5100
www.alibabagroup.com

All (19) Buy (16) Sell (3)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-01-01 Sun Art Retail Group · Retail
Shanghai, China · www.sunartretail.com

Sun Art Retail Group is a hypermarket operator and holding company for RT-Mart China and Auchan China. Sun Art Retail Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Wan Chai, China.

1,600 Secondary Buyout

DCP Capital (Dehong Capital) PE

Alibaba Group

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