Alibaba's $71M Bet On Ably Corp Turns It Into South Korea's First Unicorn of 2024
Alibaba's $71M Bet On Ably Corp Turns It Into South Korea's First Unicorn of 2024
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) has invested $71.4 million or 100 billion Korean won in the South Korean apparel brand Ably Corp.
中國電子商務公司阿里巴巴(臨時代碼)控股有限公司（紐交所：BABA）已投資7140萬美元，即1000億韓元於韓國服裝品牌Ably corp。
What Happened: Ably is now South Korea's first unicorn of 2024, with the deal valuing the company at over $1 billion, as per a report by The Korean Economic Daily.
發生了什麼：Ably如今是2024年韓國的第一家獨角獸，根據《韓國經濟日報》的報道，此交易使該公司的估值超過10億。
Following the investment, Ably's valuation has soared to around 3 trillion won (approx. $2.1 billion), a significant increase from its 900 billion won valuation during its 67 billion won pre-Series C fundraising round in January 2022.
在此投資之後，Ably的估值暴漲至約3萬億韓元（約合21億），相比其在2022年1月670億韓元的Pre-Series C融資輪中9000億韓元的估值大幅增長。
Why It Matters: This deal marks the first equity investment by China-based Alibaba in any Korean shopping app.
爲什麼這很重要：此交易標誌着總部位於中國的阿里巴巴首次在任何韓國購物應用程序中的股權投資。
Ably is the first Korean startup to reach a valuation of over $1 billion this year, following Naver Corp.'s Kream Corp., which achieved a 1 trillion won valuation in December 2023 after completing a bridge round financing.
Ably是今年首個估值超過10億的韓國初創公司，此前Naver corp.的Kream Corp.在2023年12月完成一輪過橋融資後，達到了1萬億韓元的估值。
As per its 13F filings for the third quarter, Alibaba holds stakes in XPeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV), Weibo Corp. (NASDAQ:WB), Perfect Corp. (NYSE:PERF), and Best Inc. (NYSE:BEST) in the U.S.
根據其第三季度的13F備案，阿里巴巴在美國持有XPeng Inc.（紐交所：XPEV）、微博(臨時代碼)（納斯達克：WB）、Perfect Corp.（紐交所：PERF）和百世集團（紐交所：BEST）的股份。
Alibaba increased its stake in XPeng by 371% in the September 2024 quarter compared to the June 2024 quarter. During the same period, it reduced its stake in Perfect by 2%, while its Weibo and Best stakes remained unchanged.
阿里巴巴在2024年9月季度將其在XPeng的股份增加了371%，相比2024年6月季度。在同一期間，其在Perfect的股份減少了2%，而其在微博和百世集團的股份保持不變。
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Price Action: Shares of Alibaba Group Holdings' ADR closed 0.90% higher at $87.37 per share on Friday as compared to a 0.31% advance in the NYSE Composite Index.
價格動態：阿里巴巴(臨時代碼)的ADR在週五收盤上漲0.90%，每股爲87.37美元， 與此同時，紐交所綜合指數上漲了0.31%。
According to Benzinga Pro data, Alibaba has a consensus price target of $119.82 apiece based on the ratings of 23 analysts, but a consensus rating of "Buy." The highest price target among all the analysts tracked by Benzinga is $155 per share issued by Deutsche Bank on Jan. 13, 2023, whereas the lowest price target is $85 apiece issued by Bernstein on Aug. 16.
根據Benzinga Pro的數據，阿里巴巴的共識目標價爲每股119.82美元，這基於23位分析師的評級，整體評級爲"買入"。在Benzinga 跟蹤的所有分析師中，最高目標價爲2023年1月13日由德意志銀行發佈的每股155美元，而最低目標價則是伯恩斯坦在8月16日發佈的每股85美元。
The average price target of $122 per share between Barclays, Benchmark, and Mizuho implies a 39.64% upside for Alibaba.
巴克萊銀行、基準和瑞穗的平均目標價爲每股122美元，意味着阿里巴巴有39.64%的上行空間。
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