Case Analysis: The Acquisition of Alibaba and Yahoo China

Abstract

As every business grows rapidly, company faces significant capital operations many times. For companies, these are often important deals and key moments to realize the value and create value for the future. M&A is an opportunity for the enterprise open-source industry. Expanding g markets, acquiring competitors and acquiring new technology through acquisitions are some of the ways deals can be done. By analyzing the case of Alibaba's acquisition of Yahoo, this paper discusses the background, reasons, results and impact of the acquisition, and draws the following conclusions. Through mergers and acquisitions, the company can improve its market share, enhance its strategic position in the industry and enhance its competitiveness. The company can obtain advanced production technology, management experience, management network, professional talents and other resources. At the same time, there are a lot of risks in mergers and acquisitions.