Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has plans to invest between $200m to $300m in Bigbasket, India's largest online supermarket, according to three people familiar with the deal.
According to the sources, the deal, which has been in the works for six months, will allow Alibaba to take a 25% stake in Bigbasket. With this deal, Bigbasket is expected to be valued at $850 million. Just few months ago, Bigbasket was in early talks with Amazon.com Inc on possible investment deals.
This Bigbasket deal with Alibaba is currently awaiting approval from Competition Commission of India, which is the country's antitrust authority, sources said.
Bigbasket offers 18,000 products from over 1,000 brands. The company now delivers in over 24 Indian cities.
アリババ、インドのeコマース業界へ投資を計画か
中国のオンラインeコマース企業大手、アリババ・グループ・ホールディング・リミテッド（Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.）は、同社の事情に詳しい情報筋によると、スタートアップで2億8000万ドルの資金調達を行う、インド最大のオンラインスーパーマーケットBigbasketに約2億ドルを投資する計画とのこと。アリババと言えば、世界各国に低価格で幅広い製品を販売する一大プラットフォームであり、あらゆる小中規模オンラインストアの基盤とも言える存在です。現に、中国からの仕入れをこれに頼るウェブサイトも少なくありません。
Alibabaは交渉の数ヶ月後、Bigbasketの約25％の株式を保有、と関係者は語ります。バンガロールを拠点とする食料品事業Bigbasketは、以前、オンラインeコマースプラットフォーム業界のパイオニアであるAmazon.com Inc.からの投資についての話し合いの場を経験済みです。この投資は、インドでの世界最大のeコマース企業2社の間での競争を激化させています。Amazon創設者のジェフ・ベゾスは、地元のリーダーFlipkart Online Services Pvtに挑戦し、50億ドルの投資を宣言。一方でAlibabaには、デジタル決済およびeコマースビジネスを運営するOne97 Communications Ltd.に投資した経歴が。Bigbasketの取引は、同国の独占禁止法規制当局であるインドのCompetition Commissionの承認を待っているという。どちらかと言うとこのプロセスは形式的であり、いつ承認が出されてもおかしくない状況だと言われています。BigbasketとAlibabaは新たな資金調達に関するコメントの求められたメールに対しては反応を見せていません。
阿里巴巴向印度网上超市Bigbasket投资2亿美元
据知情人士透露，中国电子商务巨头阿里巴巴集团计划向印度最大的网上超市Bigbasket投资约2亿美元。经过为期数月的谈判，在这笔投资完成后，阿里巴巴将占据Bigbasket约25%的股份。
目前，这笔阿里巴巴针对Bigbasket的投资正在等待印度反垄断机构，即印度竞争委员会的批准。
在这笔交易中，Bigbasket的估价约为8亿美元。Bigbasket的业务主要为零售印度家庭所需的日用品和食品杂货，如牙膏和新鲜研磨的马萨拉粉等。
据这位知情人士透露，阿里巴巴投资的另一家印度公司，One97的Paytm电子商务公司的子公司可能会以少量的投资加入阿里巴巴的2亿美元股权。
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