Jack Ma invited to join over-$900m bid for L'Oreal's The Body Shop

Jack Ma invited to join over-$900m bid for L'Oreal's The Body Shop

The logo of British cosmetics and skin care company The Body Shop is seen outside a store in Vienna, Austria, June 4, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/files

European private equity firm Investindustrial has invited the investment vehicle of Alibaba‘s founder Jack Ma to submit a joint bid of more than 800 million euros ($900 million) for L’Oreal’s The Body Shop, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, just days before a deadline for final bids.

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