Reuters: Technology News: Yahoo backs Alibaba's management as IPO debate goes on

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Yahoo backs Alibaba's management as IPO debate goes on Sep 27th 2013, 07:09 Tweet Share this Email Print The Yahoo logo is shown at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, California April 16, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith HONG KONG | Fri Sep 27, 2013 3:09am EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc joined Japan's SoftBank Corp on Friday in backing Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's planned partnership structure. The U.S. Internet company, Alibaba's second-largest shareholder with a 24 percent stake, said it's important for technology companies to be able to preserve their culture and strategy. "As one of Alibaba's largest shareholders, Yahoo believes that management's efforts reflect the desire to govern the company for long-term success while also balancing the rights of shareholders," Jacqueline Reses, chief development officer of Yahoo and a member of Alibaba's board of directors, said in a statement. Alibaba, which is preparing for an initial public offering valued at up to $15 billion, is looking to keep top management decisions within the partner group by giving it the right to nominate a majority of board members in the company. The proposal has clashed with governance rules in Hong Kong, where it originally wanted to hold the IPO, prompting the company to shift its focus toward a U.S. listing. No final decision has been made. (Reporting by Elzio Barreto and Paul Carsten; Editing by Ian Geoghegan) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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