Yahoo Gains as Alibaba-Led Group Prepares Offer for Company

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Yahoo! Inc., the Internet company exploring strategic options, rose as much as 4.8 percent on the prospect of a bid from a group led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Alibaba and Softbank Corp. are in advanced talks with Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital LLC about making a bid for all of Yahoo, three people with knowledge of the matter said.