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		skuhn on Sept 19, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alibaba Raises $21.8B in Initial Public Offering You're right, I adjusted the numbers a bit. That leaves $9.7bn of free money laying around, if you can get at it. (minus taxes and discounts on the value, etc.)

ricardonunez on Sept 19, 2014 | [–]

You also forgot to include the money you have to pay for the lawsuits you will get for doing it. /j

mikeryan on Sept 19, 2014 | | [–]

After 9.7B in "profit" those legal bills as significant as they could be would just be a rounding error.

apercu on Sept 19, 2014 | [–]

Corporations don't pay tax. Sheesh. ;)

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