Alibaba invests about $635M in Red Star Macalline, one of China's largest furniture sellers
Alibaba Group has acquired about RMB 4.36 billion ($635 million) worth of convertible bonds in Red Star Macalline, one of China’s biggest furniture retailers. If converted, this would give Alibaba about a 10% stake in the company. It also purchased 3.7% of Red Star Macalline’s publicly traded shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange, according to a disclosure.