Chinese Internet company Alibaba will buy more than a fifth of the shares of its division, specifically of a fin-tech company Ant Group, as part of its future IPO on the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shanghai, Alibaba said in a release.
“Alibaba has agreed to subscribe for 730 million shares of the initial public offering, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals and other precedent conditions,” the statement said.
Ant Group plans to place a total of 3.3 billion shares (including part of the IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). The company also plans to produce an additional 1.16 billion shares for Alibaba, which will allow the online company to still own a 33% stake in Ant Group after its IPO.
In late July, Ant Group announced that it had launched a simultaneous IPO process on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. Earlier in the month, the media reported that the planned IPO of Ant Group could become one of the largest in the world in 2020; the company plans to raise about $ 35 billion.
The American company Airbnb, which is the operator of the rental service of the same name, expects to raise $ 1 billion through an initial public offering (IPO). This is stated in a statement posted on Monday on the website of the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The company clarifies that its plans are “preliminary […]
The state corporation Saudi Aramco is preparing to place dollar Eurobonds, a source in banking circles said. According to him, the company is considering the possibility of placing up to five tranches of Eurobonds: with a maturity of three years, five years, ten years, as well as thirty and / or fifty years. Starting on […]
The net profit of the largest Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group Holding for the six months of 2020-2021 fiscal year (ended September 30) fell by 19% year on year and amounted to 10.746 billion dollars, according to a press release. Adjusted earnings per share were 3.48 yuan ($ 0.51) compared to 4.45 yuan ($ 0.66) […]
Shares of Alibaba, up 35.7% since the beginning of the year but down almost 8% this week, rose 5.3% during trading on Friday after China’s largest public company announced second-quarter results financial year 2021, which ended in September. Alibaba’s quarterly report was preceded by news of the termination of the IPO of financial technology company […]
The taxi service of the international Chinese company DiDi Chuxing intends to conduct the initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As reported by Reuters on Tuesday, citing sources, this may happen in the first half of 2021. By the time of the IPO, the estimated value of DiDi will be more […]
The largest Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will acquire from Auchan Retail International shares of the largest Chinese hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group for $ 3.6 billion, according to the press release from Alibaba. “Alibaba is investing $ 28 billion ($ 3.6 billion) to acquire … 70.94% of Auchan Retail’s stake in […]
American video game company, Roblox Corporation, is working with the investment banks on the preparation for listing on the US stock exchange, which may happen early next year. According to the Reuters, such step should help Roblox to take advantage becoming popular during the pandemic. The company expects to be able to double its recent […]
The State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine expects to announce the second tender for sale of “Odessa Port Plant” in late summer – early autumn. This was stated by Igor Bilous, head of the State Property Fund at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday. “We expect to start the second round at the end of […]
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Eurobond holders of the agricultural holding Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) for $ 750 million with a circulation period to 2020 agreed to soften some of the conditions of securities’ circulation. According to the Interfax-Ukraine, they agreed to change the definition of “consolidated net income” to exclude the impact of exchange rate differences during any period starting […]
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“Vinnitsa agro-industrial group” plans to attract financing in the amount of $ 20 million. This was said by the general director of the group, Vladimir Bartz. “We hope to raise $ 20 million. We need them to increase the land bank, to attract more equipment as well as construction of oil extraction plant at the […]
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In the National Council of Ukraine on January 5, 2017 it was a briefing, the participants of which were the chairmen of the regulatory body and in result of which special commissioners of tv chanel got the right to broadcast, according to the source Media Detector. According to Uliana Feshchuk – a deputy head National […]
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According to trading data, securities of the microblogging service Twitter Inc. after the close of the main trading session in the US fell in price by more than 17%, also according to financial statements, in the red were the shares of US technology giants Amazon, Apple and Facebook, only Alphabet reporting pleased investors. Thus, shares […]
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The largest Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will acquire from Auchan Retail International shares of the largest Chinese hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group for $ 3.6 billion, according to the press release from Alibaba. “Alibaba is investing $ 28 billion ($ 3.6 billion) to acquire … 70.94% of Auchan Retail’s stake in […]
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Shares of Peloton, which rose nearly 346% since the beginning of the year, rose 2% during trading on Friday after the company published the results of the first quarter of fiscal 2021, which ended September 30. Peloton, which went public a little over a year ago, reported earnings per share for the second quarter in […]
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Special isothermal containers have been developed for the transportation and storage of the new coronavirus vaccine by the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech. This was announced by Pfizer CEO Albert Burla in an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday, November 17. “These containers are equipped with GPS sensors and thermometers inside so that […]
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The US company Amazon will expand its business in six cities of U S, investing more than $ 1.4 billion in this activity. This is stated in a statement published on the website of the corporation on Tuesday, August 18. “Today, we are pleased to announce the plans which provide for continued investment and the […]
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In May Ukraine produced 2.3 million tons of the steel. This figure is to 5.7% higher than was in the same period in 2015. This is confirmed by the monthly data of the international organization World Steel Association. It is a non-profit organisation with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium and a second office in Beijing, China, […]
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According to Interfax-Ukraine, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) intends to begin the cooperation with Ukrainian State Enterprise of Posts “Ukrposhta” in the corporative enterprise management. It will also consider the enterprise investment possibility in the future. Sevki Akuner, the director of EBRD in Ukraine said: We have been working with USEP Ukrposhta […]
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The Primorsky District Court of Odessa arrested the property and the shares of the Odessa oil refinery of the prosecutor’s office suit and the application of the state enterprise Ukrtransnefteprodukt, which was all movable property of the refinery previously transferred to. This is stated in the judgments from 19 January. The arrest imposed on the […]
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Revenue of French LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton for the first three quarters of this year fell by 21% year on year and amounted to 30.348 billion euros, according to the company’s report. The strongest decline in revenue in this period was recorded in the section “selective retail trade” and “watches and jewelry” – […]
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European airline Airbus will lay off 15,000 employees worldwide due to the restoration of the quarantine restrictions on the flights. This was stated by the Airbus Chief Operating Officer Michael Schollhorn. Prospects for the aviation industry deteriorated again due to the growing number of the coronavirus infections, he said. According to Schollhorn, the situation in […]
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Currently, there are almost 2 million entrepreneurs in Ukraine, and each of them pays an average of 13 thousand hryvnias a year. Thereby, in 2019, the turnover of the PIF`s economy amounted to 1 million dollars. “Over the past eight years, revenue from private individuals to the budget have increased by 24 times. In the […]
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In London is being heard the case about the manipulation of European interbank rates Euribor. The defendants are 11 former employees of large financial companies such as Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Societe Generale. This trial is characterized like atypical, because for the first time in the case of manipulation of the bidding Euribor defendants are […]
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