Aristeia Capital says Weibo backer Sina could fetch 67% premium in share sale

Aristeia Capital says Weibo backer Sina could fetch 67% premium in share sale

The logo of Sina Corp.'s Sina Weibo microblog service is displayed on an Apple Inc. iPad and iPhone in an arranged photograph in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

Aristeia Capital said it believes Sina Corp., which controls the Chinese Twitter-like service Weibo Corp., could fetch as much as $190 a share in a sale, a 67 percent premium to its current price.

Aristeia, which disclosed a 4.2 percent stake in Sina last month, has been pushing the company to explore ways to unlock shareholder value, including potentially through a sale of the company. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm has put forth two nominees for the company’s board at its annual general meeting Nov. 3.

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