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Alibaba was pre-ipo at the time and did not have a market valuation. The most effective way to estimate a market value for Alibaba at this time is the 2008 MSFT
by throwaway09223 5y ago
Alibaba was pre-ipo at the time and did not have a market valuation. The most effective way to estimate a market value for Alibaba at this time is the 2008 MSFT offer itself.
MSFT didn't offer $44B for Yahoo's internet business. The offer was in large part for the Alibaba stake.
Regardless, MSFT priced it all at around $44B, which is less than it eventually was valued at.
- kolbe 5y agoThere were still private transactions that valued Alibaba far lower that you claim. What justification do you have for your claim?
- iheartblocks 5y agoWhat was the valuation of the private transactions and when were they?
- kolbe 5y agoI amend my statement a little: They actually IPOed on the Hong Kong stock exchange in late 2007 before delisting in 2012. They IPOed at $10bn. They traded as high as $25bn the first day. But I have no other data. https://www.reuters.com/article/tech-alibabacom-ipo-dc/alibaba-com-shares-soar-in-trading-debut-idUKHKG31215920071106 https://www.reuters.com/article/tech-alibabacom-ipo-dc/aliba...