Fosun International is in talks with Alibaba and others to sell a stake worth $1.3 billion in the e-commerce giant’s Cainiao, three people said, at a time when Alibaba has been increasing its holdings in the logistics affiliate. Fosun, which owns resorts brand Club Med and controls French fashion house Lanvin among other assets, is looking to sell part or all of its 6.7% stake in Cainiao at a valuation of nearly $20 billion, two of the people said. The once-acquisitive conglomerate has been talking to Chinese investment firms and companies, including Alibaba, over the past few months about the sale, and wants to use the proceeds for new investments in consumer and healthcare businesses, the two people said.
