Alibaba Reportedly Bids $1.5 Billion for Chinese Grocery Delivery Platform PuPu

Deep News06-12

Alibaba is said to have made a $1.5 billion offer to acquire the Chinese fresh produce quick-commerce platform PuPu Supermarket, sparking a bidding war. This move is part of a broader strategy to capture more online commerce market share from Meituan.

Informed sources revealed that the acquisition price proposed by Alibaba (BABA), China's largest online consumption platform, is more than double a previous offer from Sun Art Retail. The sources indicated that Sun Art Retail, formerly an affiliate of Alibaba and now backed by private equity firm DCP Capital, had previously submitted a $600 million takeover proposal. The individuals requested anonymity as the transaction process is confidential. This development comes just months after Meituan (MPNGF) announced the $717 million acquisition of Dingdong, outbidding other contenders in that process.

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