The Chinese corporation Alibaba is going to invest in Com2uS, – such rumors are circulating in the Chinese mobile market, according to the resource Pocketgamer.biz .Com2uS is certainly an attractive object for investment: the company’s capitalization is $1 billion, and the profit for the past fiscal quarter reached $39.9 ml.
If the information is confirmed, it will not be the first time recently when the Internet giant invests in game dev. Recently, the corporation invested $120 million in the American Kabam, having received the exclusive right to publish the company’s games in the Chinese market.
In addition, in June Alibaba Group announced its intention to acquire UCWeb, one of the aspects of its business is the distribution of mobile games.
At the same time, Com2uS was recently acquired by Gamevil Gaming Corporation, which indirectly refutes the rumors.
Other materials on the topic:Rovio and Alibaba to launch Angry Birds Stella in China
The headquarters is located in Hangzhou. The main activities are trading operations between companies under the B2B scheme, online retail. In 2012, the sales volume on the two portals of the Alibaba group amounted to 1.1 trillion yuan ($170 billion). The company operates primarily in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As of September 19, 2014, Alibaba’s market value is $231 billion.