Description: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the e-commerce company whose fortunes surged along with China’s economy, plans an historic U.S. initial public offering that may also claim the global record.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: Sep 06, 2014

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-05/alibaba-seeks-21-1-billion-in-record-breaking-u-s-ipo-3-.html

Questions for Discussions:

• Summarize the financial highlights described in this report that argue for and against the IPO valuation.
• Do you believe the valuation is justified?