The Chinese company, however, had sold its stake worth Rs 8,293 crore in three tranches over the one year thus saving a major part of its portfolio from the meltdown
China proposed measures to curb market concentration in its online payment market, potentially dealing another blow to financial technology giant Ant Group Co. and its biggest rival Tencent Holdings
Alibaba shares slumped 9% to their lowest since June on Monday, as the firm's upsized $10 billion buyback programme failed to ease concerns about a regulatory crackdown
Wednesday's selloff sent Alibaba shares down 7%, while analysts estimated that Ant's $280 billion valuation could be cut in half due to stricter regulations. Both companies were co-founded by Jack Ma
The co-founder of the e-commerce giant rarely speaks in public and is little known outside of China, but over the past two decades she's played a key role guiding Jack Ma's empire
Under local market rules, the final price for the initial public offering, which was decided on Friday but has not been disclosed yet, is based on the guidance from the large investors
Jack Ma's Chinese fintech giant is one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs in years, on course to make history by surpassing Saudi Aramco's record $29 billion share sale last year.
The infusion from Tiger Global came a few days after Zomato raised Rs 456 crore from MacRitchie Investments, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Temasek Holdings
Ant Chairman Eric Jing's fortune will swell to $2.9 billion, and another 17 current and former Alibaba and Ant executives will join the ranks of billionaires