Consumer
Walmart’s $3.6 Billion JD.com Sale Fuels China Tech Slump
- Partnership that started in 2016 winds down with share sale
- Walmart is focused on expanding its own operations in China
Employees sort packages at a JD.Com logistics facility in Kuchan, Jiangsu province, China.
Source: Bloomberg
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Walmart Inc. raised about $3.6 billion by selling its stake in Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com Inc., winding down an eight-year partnership that appears to be paying diminishing returns amid a challenging landscape for Chinese tech giants.
The US retailer sold 144.5 million shares for $24.95 apiece, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. That’s a discount of 11% to Tuesday’s close in the US, according to Bloomberg calculations, and near the lower end of an indicative $24.85 to $25.85 price range.