harrysnel schreef op 10 februari 2014 13:21:
Alibaba Seeks Control of AutoNavi, a Chinese Mapping Company
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Alibaba, the Chinese Internet giant, offered on Monday to buy the 72 percent of AutoNavi Holdings that it doesn’t already own, in an all-cash bid that values the mapping software company at about $1.8 billion.
Already a behemoth in e-commerce, Alibaba is seeking to move into the fast-growing mapping industry, one where the company is facing growing pressure from rivals like Baidu and Tencent, as all three try to expand their presence on smartphones.
To blunt those moves, Alibaba is seeking to buy full control of AutoNavi, a company listed in the United States that holds a rare mapping license from the Chinese government. That perch has made it an important provider of mapping data, both for its own app and for companies like Google and Apple....
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