China's market regulator investigates Alibaba-Minmetals JV

Reuters

Published Apr 19, 2021 07:58

Updated Apr 19, 2021 08:30

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's market regulator is investigating a joint venture between e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Group and Minmetals Development, Minmetals said on Monday, amid a broad antitrust clampdown on internet firms.

Minmetals said in a statement that it received a notice from the State Administration for Market Regulation in recent days about an investigation into the joint venture formed in 2015, in which Alibaba transferred its 44% stake to an unrelated firm in 2019.