Alibaba logistics arm Cainiao gears up for Hong Kong IPO

Move comes as Chinese tech giant divides into 6 units in historic overhaul

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Cainiao’s headquarters in Hangzhou, the capital of China's Zhejiang province.

BAO YUNHONG, QU YUNXU and DENISE JIA, Caixin

Cainiao Network Technology, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group Holding, has started preparations to become the first of the tech giant's six units to go public, Caixin learned from multiple market participants.

Cainiao is in talks with banks for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, the sources said. Several investment banks including China International Capital Corp. expressed interest in underwriting Cainiao's share sale, these people told Caixin.

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