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Yahoo paid US$1 billion in cash

for 40% stake in Alibaba; it also
merged its China-based
subsidiaries into Alibaba

2005
August

Yipai had 7.29% market share in

Q3 2005. (Source: Analysis International)

2006
Alibaba acquired Koubei.com,
one of China's largest online
classified listing companies,
which was founded by an exAlibaba employee.

Yipai.com, similar to Taobao, was

merged into Alibaba Taobao.

Feb
Oct

Alibaba paid RMB 540 million to

acquire Net.cn, a leading basic
Internet services provider (web
hosting, domain names, etc.)

2009
Sep

Alibaba invested in Shanghai

Baozun, an e-commerce
outsourcing service provider

2010
Jan

Alibaba purchased shares of private

courier company Xing Chen Ji Bian

Mar

Alibaba acquired U.S. ECommerce software firm Vendio

Jun

Alibaba invested $35 million to

Emapgo (EMG; develops digital
navigation maps) to become its
biggest shareholder.

Aug

Alibaba acquired Auctiva, a

company that develops eBay
auction management software.

2011
Jul

Alibaba invested in DDMap, a

lifestyle e-commerce service
provider

Alibaba joined in Meituans (a

group-buying website) US$50M
Series B financing

2012
Nov

2013

Alibaba acquired a leading music

service company Xiami, founded
by a former Alibaba employee

Feb

Alibaba, Tencent and Ping An Insurance

co-founded Zhong An Online Property
Insurance Co. which was expected to be
China's first property insurance company
selling all products online.

Apr

Alibaba invested in
Taxi booking service
provider Kuaidi

Alibaba bought a
stake of about 18% in
Sina Weibo for $586
million

Alibaba acquired
mobile analytics
provider Umeng
for $80 million

Alibaba invested in
travel experience
sharing app Zailushang
(117go.com)

May

Alibaba invested $294 million and took a

28% stake in digital mapping company
AutoNavi Holdings Ltd; it bought AutoNavi
in Feb 2014 in a deal that values the Chinese
company at $1.5 billion
Alibaba invested in travel website Qyer.com

With registered capital of 5 billion yuan,

Alibaba set up Cainiao Network in Shenzhen
with its partners to build their own logistics
network to cover entire China.

July

Aug

Alibaba invested RMB 3.1 billion in UCWeb

in March 2013 and fully bought out UCWeb
in Jun 2014, who is the maker of one of
Chinas most popular web browsers.

Alibaba acquired Kanbox, the

personal cloud storage service

Sep

Oct

Alibaba invested $50 million in app search

engine Quixey

Bought a minority stake in online

shopping company ShopRunner

Dec

Alibaba's Alipay took control of

Tianhong Asset Management Co with
1.18 billion yuan investment for 51%
stake.
Alibaba invested HK$2.82 billion in Haier,
including HK$1.86 billion to form a new joint
venture with Haiers wholly owned logistics unit
Goodaymart

Alibaba and Yunfeng Capital, a private equity

firm founded by Jack Ma, bought pharmaceutical
data provider CITIC 21 CN for $170 million

2014
Jan

A leading online education platform

Feb

Mar

Alibaba announced it
would invest about $692
million in Intime Retail
Group Co., owner of
department stores and
supermarkets

Invested in
Baicheng.com, a
travel website
focusing on
outbound trips

Invested $215
million for a
minority stake in
the messaging
and free-calling
app Tango

Alibaba invested $15 million in

1stdibs, the fast-growing luxury
e-commerce site
Alibaba bought a controlling stake in
ChinaVision Media Group Ltd for $804
million to gain access to TV and movie
content. Purchase was completed in Jun
2014, company renamed Alibaba Pictures
Group Ltd.

Apr
Hundsun, a well
known supplier of
financial software and
network services, was
acquired by Zhejiang
Rongxin owned by
Alibabas founder Jack
Ma with 3.299 billion
yuan (USD 534.38M)

Alibaba announced to invest SGD 313

million in Singapore Post for 10.35% stake

Jack Ma and other

partners agreed to pay
6.54 bln yuan ($1.05
bln) for a 20% stake in
China's Wasu Media
Holding. Alibaba and
Wasu would cooperate
for online content and
Internet TV

May
Alibaba agreed to take a 50% stake in
Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club
Jun

Sources: WSJ, Reuter, Forbes, China Internet Watch

Copyright 2014

Alibaba
(16.5%
stake),
Yunfeng
(2%) agree to
buy $1.22
billion stake
in Youku
Tudou