| China's sovereign wealth fund invested about $2 billion in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as the Chinese Internet company bought back a large stake owned by Yahoo Inc., according to people with knowledge of the deal.
Alibaba said late Tuesday that it had completed an initial buyback of half of Yahoo's 40% stake in Alibaba in a deal valued at approximately $7.6 billion. China Investment Corp. led a consortium of Chinese investors including buyout funds Boyu Capital, Citic Capital, and China Development Bank Corp.'s private-equity arm..............................................Full Article: Source
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