Really rich 26.8 billion mergers and acquisitions do not breathe

The tepid second-quarter mergers and acquisitions market people do not feel the temperature of this summer, but Alibaba is an exception. Recently, the investment group released in the second quarter of 2014 China M & A market report shows that in the second quarter the size of China's M & A market disclosure transaction was 24,895,000,000 US dollars, down 42.08%. However, in the past six months, Alibaba's mergers and acquisitions have been unusually frequent. According to incomplete statistics, the transaction size is about 26.8 billion yuan.

According to the investment institute report, due to the economic slowdown and other factors, the M & A market in China remained cautious in the second quarter. CVSource hit data terminals. In the second quarter, the number of deals completed in China's M & A market was 525, up 22.66% month-on-month and 3.67% year-on-year. The disclosure transaction size was 24.895 billion U.S. dollars, up 6.05% month on month and 42.08% year-on-year.

Although the second quarter mergers and acquisitions market is tepid, but the Alibaba deal has attracted much attention. In the second quarter, China M & A market significantly completed the transaction, Alibaba and Youku Tudou, High German software, cultural China's transaction size of 1.088 billion US dollars, 1.1 billion US dollars, 6.244 billion Hong Kong dollar. In fact, in the past six months, Alibaba's M & A transactions involved the Internet, IT, cultural media, logistics and other industries. Calculated according to data from the Institute of Investment, Alibaba has disclosed the total amount of major M & A transactions in the first half of this year amounted to 26.8 billion yuan.

Investment Research Institute analyst Liu Baoyu that Alibaba's massive mergers and acquisitions, Alibaba can not only help create a wealthy industry chain, to further improve the electricity supplier ecosystem, accelerate the industrial layout, to show investors a more diversified Alibaba , But also in Ali against the backdrop of the IPO, the merger will help Ali to enhance market valuations. June 26, Alibaba confirmed that it will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BABA. According to the relevant forecast, Alibaba will raise 260 billion U.S. dollars with a valuation of 220 billion U.S. dollars.

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Manufacturing led the second quarter mergers and acquisitions

On the industry distribution point of view, manufacturing and other industries in the second quarter is still high incidence of mergers and acquisitions industry. CV Source voted in the data terminal shows that in the second quarter of China M & A market transactions completed cases, manufacturing, IT and financial transactions among the top three.

From the specific case of the transaction announced, Sinopec intends to raise 30 billion US dollars through the sale of 30% stake in Goldman Sachs, the largest deal for the second quarter announced. In April 2014, it was reported that Sinopec is cooperating with Goldman Sachs Group in the sale of part of its equity interests in retail assets. Sinopec has raised nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars by selling its 30% stake in retail assets. It is noteworthy that these retail assets also include China's largest gas station network owned by Sinopec.

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Ali listed on the merger depends on the progress?

At present, the industry analysts generally believe that Alibaba IPO raised funds in the total 200 billion US dollars. This means that if listed on the market valuation, Alibaba will exceed the $ 16 billion raised by Facebook when it went public in 2012, creating a new record for IPO financing for technology companies. A market analysis, said some of Alibaba's recent acquisitions, will be very "realistic" to fill the company. This part of the acquisition of assets is mostly listed companies or upcoming public companies.

Market Watch.com US investment website analysis that the market valuation of Alibaba rising, reflecting the market for Alibaba IPO has a great passion. MarketWatch .com There are analysts said Alibaba final listing date, will depend on the progress of its acquisition strategy. Alibaba should also be completed before the listing through a series of mergers and acquisitions to complete its business layout.

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