Alibaba leads consortium to buy 10% of ZTO Express
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ALIBABA Group Holding Ltd yesterday said it has led a consortium of investors to buy about 10 percent of Chinese courier ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc for US$1.38 billion, as part of the e-commerce firm’s push into offline services.
The consortium includes Alibaba’s majority-owned logistics affiliate Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Ltd, Alibaba and ZTO said in a joint statement without disclosing the identity of other investors. They said they expect the deal to close in June.
The investment would be Alibaba’s third in a Chinese courier after buying a minority stakes in YTO Express Group Co Ltd and Best Inc.
Alibaba has been expanding its logistics network at home and abroad as it works to diversify its customer base. As part of that effort, it became Cainiao’s majority shareholder in September. Cainiao provides logistics support to Alibaba’s main e-commerce platform, Taobao.
ZTO owns one percent of Cainiao, which it co-founded with Alibaba and over a dozen other Chinese companies in 2013.
ZTO’s chairman, Lai Meisong, told Reuters the latest deal would allow ZTO and Alibaba to better share resources and help ZTO cut costs through access to new technologies. He said the pair decided to enter a deal so as to work more closely on operations and build trust between affiliates.
ZTO said Alibaba will have a seat on its board.
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