中国互联网公司腾讯(Tencent)以移动互联网为焦点加大了收购力度,购得韩国游戏开发商CJ Games的28%股权。
Tencent, the Chinese internet company, has stepped up its acquisition spree focused on the transition to the mobile web by taking a 28 per cent stake in South Korean games maker CJ Games.
腾讯为此斥资5亿美元,这是其一连串交易的最新一起。腾讯与中国互联网集团阿里巴巴(Alibaba)和百度(Baidu)为了夺取绝对竞争优势,竞相投入巨资试图在收购交易上打败对手。
The stake, which cost Tencent $500m, is the latest in a flurry of deals in which Tencent, along with rival Chinese internet conglomerates Alibaba and Baidu, have tried to outspend and outcompete each other for primacy.
腾讯是中国最大的全资私营公司,市值逾1400亿美元。它上月购入中国最知名餐馆评分点评类网站大众点评网(Dianping)的20%股权,以及筹备在美上市的电商平台京东(JD.com)的15%股权。
Tencent, the largest wholly private company in China, boasting a market capitalisation above $140bn, last month bought a 20 per cent stake in Dianping, China’s best known restaurant rating and reviews website, and a 15 per cent stake in JD.com, an ecommerce platform that is seeking a US listing.
媒体报道不断暗示称,腾讯可能与搜狐(Sohu)合并旗下的在线视频业务。搜狐拥有中国第三大在线视频平台。
Media reports have persistently suggested that Tencent may merge its online video business with that of Sohu, the third-largest online video platform in China.
与竞争对手相比,腾讯已经在向移动互联网的过渡中占得先机,因为它拥有大受欢迎的手机即时通讯软件微信(Weixin),该软件在中国境外称为WeChat。
Tencent already has the jump on its counterparts in the move to mobile due to its hugely popular mobile instant messenger Weixin, known outside China as WeChat.
周三的交易使得腾讯成为CJ Games的第三大股东。
Wednesday’s deal makes Tencent the third-largest shareholder in CJ games.