COMPANIES THAT SPENT billions on poorly timed acquisitions in recent years are now offloading those assets at knockdown prices.
Alibaba Group Holding announced on Tuesday it's going to sell Chinese department-store chain Intime to a local apparel group for $1 billion. The price is around 30% of the company's valuation when Alibaba bought it during the heady days of 2017. The internet giant, which has largely abandoned its acquisitive ways amid government pressure, said it will book a $1.3 billion loss on the transaction.
This story is from the December 20, 2024 edition of Financial Express Pune.
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