Reports: Alibaba To Launch IPO Road Show Sept. 15

Alibaba Group will launch the so-called road show for its expected initial public offering in New York Monday according to media reports. About 100 meetings with investors are expected over a period of 10 days, followed by a launch of the offering Sept. 19, according to The New York Times. Other meeting locations are to include Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles, London, Singapore and Hong Kong. An expected price range for the offering may be filed as early as Friday, the report said. Alibaba's IPO could become the largest ever, topping Visa Inc

$19.7 billion offering in 2008.