Alibaba to issue US$10 billion in new shares for huge AI push amid strong investor demand
Alibaba Group Holding will issue HK$80 billion (US$10.2 billion) worth of new shares and use all of the proceeds to invest in AI, the Chinese tech giant said on Sunday. The move aims to “extend the company’s global AI leadership”, it said, adding that Alibaba would use the funds raised to “invest in its full-stack AI capabilities”, including expanding and enhancing its AI infrastructure. The…
Alibaba Group Holding plans to issue US$10.2 billion in new shares to bolster its AI efforts, the Chinese tech giant announced on Sunday. The funds will be allocated towards expanding and enhancing Alibaba's AI infrastructure, solidifying the company's position as a global AI leader. This decision comes as banks have received indications of interest in excess of the deal size, driven by strong investor demand, particularly from sovereign wealth funds and global long-only investors.
Alibaba, which increased the size of the offering to HK$80 billion due to this demand, anticipates its AI investments to break even within three years, with the payback period potentially shortened to two years as gross margins rise. The share issuance represents one of China's largest AI-dedicated financing cases, as well as Alibaba's first new share placement since its Hong Kong listing in 2019.
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