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Alibaba Goes Public (B)

By: Krishna Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan, Charles C. Y. Wang and David Lane
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:4
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Abstract

Update on Alibaba Group's share price performance and related events in the year following its September 2014 IPO.

Keywords

Dual-class Share Structure; Alibaba; IPOs; VIE; Initial Public Offering; Corporate Governance; Performance; Stock Shares; United States

Citation

Palepu, Krishna, Suraj Srinivasan, Charles C. Y. Wang, and David Lane. "Alibaba Goes Public (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 116-031, February 2016.
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Krishna G. Palepu

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