Alibaba to sell Sun Art stake to Chinese PE firm DCP for $1.6bn

China e-commerce giant will also sell department store unit Intime

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Alibaba paid $3.6 billion for a controlling stake in Sun Art in 2020. © Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's Alibaba Group Holding said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell its majority stake in hypermarket chain Sun Art Retail Group to Chinese private equity firm DCP Capital for HK$12.298 billion ($1.58 billion).

The 78.7% share represents holdings held by Alibaba subsidiaries, according to a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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