Focus on the pending acquisition of Sina occasion, financial website TheFlyOnTheWfunction.com and research firm Wedge Partners and other recently came news: Microsoft plans to acquire Sina!
This message, Morning News reporters Zuo Rilian and Xian Xinlang and Microsoft concerned, both the comment.
Sina shares rose to benefit
"We have communicated with the headquarters, this market rumors, would not comment or speculate." Relevant persons Microsoft China, said in an interview, Microsoft's next 3 years will invest one billion U.S. dollars in China, "This is the company a long time ago plan, the main investment in technology research and development. "
"There is no official information, but remain in the rumor stage network, the company does not make any comment." On the rumors, Sina concerned so that
It is understood that chairman Jason Jiang of Focus Media yesterday told a media interview said, has not yet received any information on this aspect.
Monday, Sina shares in the Nasdaq rose 1.07 U.S. dollars, or 3.94%, to close at 28.25 U.S. dollars; Microsoft's stock price declined slightly 0.41% to close at 19.59 U.S. dollars.
Experts generally believe that is unlikely to
Microsoft will acquire Sina rumors, industry experts generally surprised. "Impossible, either from business or the nature of the two companies, the Sina is the one of the best Internet media, at least from the national security point of view there is no such possibility." China Internet Network Information (CINNIC) Xu Bin said in an interview.
"If a parallel comparison, then Microsoft buys Yahoo, mainly Chinese and Yahoo's search function and enhance its market share in search; the acquisition of Sina, what Microsoft is to this problem should be carefully considered." IResearch Consulting Group, an analysis Teachers say so.
In recent years, merger or acquisition of Sina storm seems to have not subsided over, mainly because of Sina shares dispersed "birth defects." According to Sina latest quarterly financial report as of December 31, 2008, the company held by the three largest shareholders, respectively 9.48%, 9.44% and 6.06% equity stake no more than 10%.
Sina in the near future the process of acquisition of Focus, the appearance of Fosun International's controlling stake in Sina regeneration variables, once the merger approved Sina, Focus, Fosun International is expected to become the largest shareholder of Sina.