The buyback yahoo equity path looms, taobao valuation game into focus

Alibaba (the Po) executives to SMW reporter revealed that whole appears on the

 market even though no clear agenda, but it sure is going to that direction.

"Alibaba.com B2B privatization of public relations with the whole is more close."

More than 10 days of trading alibaba B2B listed company, is expected to line of

the two fastest promulgated by details privatisation.

Anonymous sources said the news reporters to SMW, also said alibaba B2B listed

company of group, the parent company of $3 billion bank loan is settled, participating

institutions including the macau bank, credit suisse put, DBS bank, deutsche bank,

HSBC and red ear industrial bank.While close to alibaba's personage says, to get

through the whole big B2B privatisation ali system,privatisation and repurchase

yahoo shares "arm as a prerequisite. This personage confirms alibaba group has

called LongM arch internal start (the long march) project, which has to buy yahoo

shares matters, internal think that "this is a long and difficult process"

 "transaction will not rush to solve a moment".

B2B privatisation lay foundation whole appears on the market

By yesterday afternoon, not to any market alibaba group rumors to respond. Everything

is still in this month 9 "waiting for the clarification on a controlling shareholder

of trade speculation, trade may not affect the company, and is likely to belong to

share price sensitive information" in the announcement.

As early as in last weekend, is overseas media quoted insiders say that the alibaba

group will with hk $13.5 per share price to shareholders of a listed company proposes

a comprehensive B2B purchase,and in November 2007 for equal shares listed, involving

26.88% equity, information in hk $182.31.

Yesterday, anonymous sources to SMW reporter revealed, alibaba B2B listed company of

alibaba group,the parent company of $3 billion bank loan is settled, B2B listed

company, that is expected to happen at the two released details privatisation.

Close to alibaba's personage says, alibaba in split put forward after the "big ali

strategy",emphasize and all the electronic commerce of participants to share all the

resources ali group,including the service of consumer groups, merchants, manufacturing

industry chain, the integration of the information flow, logistics, payment, wireless,

and provides the data share as the center of computing clouds service, etc. "B 2 B to

get through the whole big privatisation ali system,privatisation and repurchase yahoo

shares each 'as a prerequisite'." He said, B2B informationprovider has been completed

early stage, now to enter the universality of the "value-added service fee" stage,

change profit model. A listed company shall bear the performance, privatization go

the pressure to reform, at the same time, to lay the foundation for the group as a

whole ali listed."But, put forward the privatisation scheme is only the first step,

according to the Hong Kong securities of the company purchase and merger rules

"regulation, merger approved the resolution to at the same time satisfy the two

conditions: to attend the meeting of independent voting rights held by the shareholders

 of 75% or more agree; Will the resolution throw no more than all voted against

independent shareholders (including the failure to attend the meeting) 10% of the

voting rights held by the.

Although in the accounts look, if according to 13. Hk $5 / shares privatize scheme,

a suspended the price of hk $9.25 before more than 4 per share a premium. But compared

 with 2007 market-watchers alibaba with close closed at hk $40, each hand not plan

can make 13000 yuan fee of the scene, the small investors will be how to deal with

are unknown.

Public data shows, alibaba group hold B2B listed company 73.28% equity stake.

Yahoo had clean out treasure, day cat (micro Po), seeking to maximize profits

The yahoo, was again for internal conflicts of the dilemma

Sell the assets YuCuo trading in Asia, with 5% of the equity in yahoo hedge fund

manager Dan Loeb (Dan Loeb) re-election war launched by yahoo's board, he nominated

Z before NBC universal CEO JeffZucker, former MTV Networks for the new director of

the COO MichaelWolf candidate, MAVEA group CEO HarryWilson and took his outgoing

four directors.

Dan Loeb think, the board members of the middle of handpicked at present and has

not made any moves to reduce investor concerns, has not been realized yahoo's

maximize shareholder value.

Yahoo China President before the accept ting SMW reporter to interview said:

"yahoo's board in alibaba stake sale done never take 'positive' attitude,

if not seek to benefit maximization scheme to the public,can't account for the

shareholders, yahoo will not rush to sell its stake."

The latest results showed that in 2011, the net income of $1.049 billion of yahoo,

diluted earnings per share 0. 82 dollars, in comparison to the 2010 fiscal year

12. $3.2 billion net profit fall again.But previously released the media "cash-rich

 stripping" scheme, give yahoo plans to sell 25% of alibaba group of equity

valuations for 14 billion dollars, according to the calculations of the 40% stake hand

 yahoo worth more than 22 billion.

Ting think, yahoo's board seek "benefit maximization", in the sale of the stake

in alibaba group scheme should reflect "share to clean out treasure, day of

assets such as cat future growth and value of the interests of the listed",

and not just at present already complete listing of the B 2 B business interests.

I us stocks analysts river to the analysis, according to yahoo's annual report

data shows, alibaba group net profit from 2010 quarter began to continue are,

but overall growth rate is not big, until 2011 in the second quarter to appear

suddenly rise quickly. And before this, alibaba group in 2007 alone appear

large-scale profit, from that year B 2 B listing in Hong Kong one-off gain from.

It also means that, for now, hold the hand of yahoo alibaba group equity value

 but "xiao-he to uncover JianJianJiao".

Alibaba group currently most important asset is mainly alibaba (B2B), clean out

 treasure (day cats,taobao and a cat). And how these business valuation, there

is wind cast circles to SMW reporters,one can use in search of alibaba is foreign

financing process, external agencies on valuation;

Another is pay treasure (the Po) compensation scheme, which are all is based on

the future of business growth valuations. According to the agreement, pay treasure

to compensation scheme is divided into two parts: one is listed before, pay treasure

and its subsidiaries pre-tax profits 49.9%; Second is listed or other matters happened

 after liquidation, no longer need to pay the above mentioned fee, but must be alibaba

group to pay 37.5% of total market value of IP O as compensation fees, alibaba group

for the lowest $2 billion, highest do not exceed $6 billion in damages. If yahoo shares

according to the proportion, not listed before, only pay treasure after the corresponding

rights corresponding listed in the 800 million-2.4 billion dollars.

From the cases so far, yahoo and alibaba for equity valuations to reach an agreement,

will be the core of the long negotiations. Sources close to alibaba, confirmed that

internal early in alibaba group has been launched a year ago called L ong March (the

long March) project, which has to buy yahoo shares matters, internal think that "this

is a long and difficult process" "transaction will not rush to solve a moment". He said,

details are still focused on alibaba negotiations within the board of directors, the

main participants in the talks only jack ma (the Po) and CaiChongXin, alibaba proposed

the buyback plan already 3-4.

Group listed asymptotic

Yahoo to seek out another way, is in complete whole alibaba group listed, and again

from open market exit. In 2011, in taobao split up, jack ma first public said:

"don't rule out the possibility of future listed group as a whole."

Alibaba's executives to SMW reporter revealed that whole appears on the market

even though no clear agenda, but it sure is going to that direction. "Alibaba.com

B2B privatization of public relations with the whole is more close." He says.

Earlier, the outside world for big city of common analysis back privatization,

grand at present, most revenue and profit comes from big game (the Po), so no

need to exist two listed companies, and forecast

 the future will seek a grand outside its business's succession split on the

market. In contrast, alibaba group's business, from B 2 B and taobao.com (the Po),

day cat (taobao mall) to ali cloud also can be in capital market each shots,

whole appears on the market advantage is what to think.

Yahoo China ting President before that, unless to seek through B 2 B and B 2 C

bridge between the business, or difficult to explain the whole listed more

appreciation. "Why everyone split, because independent value more."

C hinaV enture hit group chief analysts LiWeiDong to SMW reporter analysis says,

split listed subsidiary combined market value better than group usually listed

on the group, the benefits of the public can completion at large-scale financing,

but to expand the business more difficult. "Once a part of the performance is not

good, easy to make investors for the whole group performance are not satisfied."

This a plate of the China electronic commerce the biggest game, but also for jack

ma as it unfolds.

In early 2011, B2B industry leader for his platform alibaba thousands of home of the alleged fraud supplier

and be exposed to the trustworthiness, and thus caused a about B2B industry "midlife crisis" discussion.

Perhaps this is a history of 10 years' development industry for the first time, by the media, B2B so high

heat to attention.

This for ten years, the industry has been slow growth B2B website, and the B2C BaoFaShi growth difference

in the present. Until 2011, still has the most industry B2B web wandering the annual turnover of the level,

more than 95% of the annual turnover of no more than 10 million web site. The personage inside course of

smile says, current B2C may of 20 million annual turnover shy to, but if a B2B website can do 20 million

industry the annual turnover, it almost can become the leader of the industry enterprise.

On the other hand, alibaba, business treasure, hc360.com have listed B2B website share prices keep falling,

Chinese clothing nets chairman ChenXueJun had the truth: "alibaba is the beginning of the decline of listed

B2B, then B2B barely grew."

This series of negative index let the industry can't help for the prospect of B2B industry concerns, but

it is in this depressing atmosphere, vertical B2B "I steel nets" listed out good news, for the sluggish

market into a violent temblor.

Therefore, the seventh apec small electronic business of the organizing committee, this year adding the

"2011 year's most influential vertical e-commerce sites 10 strong" and "2011 year industry e-commerce

sites special contribution" two awards in recognition and encouragement for the development of the industry

of B2B made a prominent contribution to the enterprise. The award of the year award will follow open, fair,

fair selection principle, the market research, expert scoring way for such as comprehensive evaluation of

enterprise, the results will be in April 2012 in Beijing by "the 7 apec small electronic commercial conference

" announced the.

According to "the seventh apec small electronic commercial conference" people of the organizing committee,

said the the theme of the congress has been identified as "illustrious B2B development new hope", there will

be a B2B exchange launch for a long time the brand enterprise with over industry web site the boss the grand

occasion altogether.

Alibaba group plan will be listed B2B company (1688 hk) privatisation. At this time than early listed shares have

fallen by more than three quarters, the early investors will face heavy losses. The media have said ali listed is

the "China. Com" type to the peak of the Internet bubble, but once completed privatisation, the bubble will

completely crushed, some investors no back to this may.

At that time it carries many aura: financing $1.7 billion, more than Google become areas of science and technology

of financing the most (at the same time and stock financing record); The $20 billion market value, to become

Asia's market value the second Internet companies, press yahoo Japan; P/e ratio as high as 300 times, was

already on the market in the technology companies almost nobody can and; 258 times oversubscribed, frozen

funds as high as 450 billion hk dollar, also set the Hong Kong market was frozen endowment record.

This series of digital also initiated the domestic and foreign media about "ali listed on behalf of the

Chinese Internet bubble whether" argument. Jack ma the answer to this is, "ali baba can create value, is a

continuous only real value stock".

However, it is a "valuable stock", from the peak of the IPO hk $40.4, two months fell nearly half, not long

ago but also fall to 7 Hong Kong dollar value low and benefit from trade and privatisation yahoo recent results,

just to hk $9.

According to the usual privatisation of 20% to 30% of the premium, alibaba B2B company eventually quit the

cost of capital market about 11 to 12 hk dollar. IPO, mutatis mutandis, has fallen nearly three-quarters,

early investors would be disastrous, and there is no back to this possibility.

Ali share price four years have fallen by more than three quarters

For example, if a retail investors in ali market-watchers the price of hk $35 to buy 10 hand (1000 shares)

ali stock, investment hk $35000 (regardless of the transaction costs). This time, he will be in August for

about hk $200 of share out bonus, the end of 2010 for hk $220 pay dividends as the trading day on the assumption

that the privatisation of rise 30% price hk $12 calculation, the investment when out with only about hk $12400.

Jingdong Mall denied that a scouring net prices denounced fabricated data
January 31, Alibaba Group, Taobao’s shopping search network released a B2Cprice monitoring report, the data show Jingdong Mall fourth quarter prices rosemore than 15%, higher than the Lynx, and a number of excellent B2C websites. In this regard, Jingdong Mall issued an official statement saying that it was completelyunfounded defamation actions, there is no basis in fact.
DoNews 2 月 1 news 31 January, Alibaba Group, Taobao’s shopping searchnetwork released a B2C price monitoring report, the data show Jingdong Mall fourthquarter prices rose more than 15%, higher than the Lynx, and a number of excellentB2C website. In this regard, Jingdong Mall issued an official statement saying that it was completely unfounded defamation actions, there is no basis in fact.

Jingdong Mall, said a network data Amoy was pure fabrication, Jingdong neither is absolutely impossible to price increases of 15%, or purely ”suicide” behavior.

A scouring network data, the fourth quarter of 2011, the average price of domesticgoods B2C market showed clear upward trend, which led Jingdong Mall price increases on domestic B2C website, from September 20, 2011 to January 2012,Beijing East prices continued to rise, the average price index remained at between5% -15%.

The following is the text of the statement Jingdong Mall:

Amoy on a statement of the so-called B2C price monitoring

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