05-04-2018 08:21 via feedproxy.google.com

Alibaba is preparing to invest in Grab

Fresh from announcing a deal to buy out Uber in Southeast Asia, Grab looks set to gain further firepower with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba preparing to invest in the ride-hailing firm.
Alibabais in the early stages of making an investment in Grab, two sources with knowledge of discussions told TechCrunch. Isn’t yet clear what size that might be or at what valuation for Grab,which was last valued by investors at $6 billion.
In addition, the timing is unclear due to current anti-trust in
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