Stake Purchase • E-Commerce

Temasek Holdings Invests In Amazon

On January 1, 2017, sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings invested in e-commerce company Amazon

Investment Context
  • This is Temasek Holdings’ 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Temasek Holdings’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Temasek Holdings’ 1st transaction in Washington.

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Investment Summary

Date January 1, 2017
Target Amazon
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) Temasek Holdings
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

Amazon

Seattle, Washington, United States
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Amazon is an e-commerce retailer and provider of web services. Amazon enables millions of products to be sold through its website and by third parties across a variety of product categories. Customers access Amazon directly and through mobile websites and apps. Amazon was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Temasek Holdings

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Category Sovereign Wealth Fund
Founded 1974
PE ASSETS 434.0B SGD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Temasek Holdings is a state-owned investment holding company. Temasek is owned by the government of Singapore and invests directly and indirectly in a broad range of assets and sectors. Target sectors include financial services, telecommunications, media, technology, transportation, industrials, life science, consumer, real estate, energy, and resources. Temasek was formed in 1974 and is based in Singapore.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 21 of 50
Sector: E-Commerce 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase 7 of 14
State: Washington 1 of 1
Country: United States 7 of 15
Year: 2017 1 of 7
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