Alibaba: Divide and conquer?

Alibaba will divide itself into six parts including Chinese marketplace, e-commerce, cloud, local services, logistics and entertainment to materialize the value of the group and reduce its hold. Investors welcomed the move, as competition increases in all businesses of the company. Entities will independently increase their value with a separate CEO and board of directors, aiming for a listing. Alibaba will reduce investments in other international companies, continue share buyback, and choose whether or not to retain stakes in the new companies resulting from the split.