Due to the recent expansion, the CFO of Alibaba, Maggie Wu will conduct a series meetings with potential investors to discuss Alibaba’s plan of further financing. One option under discussion is to return to China’s A-share market, and another option is to continually borrow through the bond market. Your team is expected to produce a feasibility report to assist Maggie’s meeting with investors.
Your report should discuss the following issues (not in a particular order): a. Rational for Alibaba’s listing in China’s A-share market b. Rational and feasibility for Alibaba’s further financing through on-shore or off-shore bond market, in what currency? c. Critic Alibaba’s current debt structure d. What are the risks if Alibaba decides to further financing through the bond market.