搜狗計劃在美國進行首次公開募股

Chinese search engine Sogou, a subsidiary of , unveiled its initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., a strategic move that many see as an attempt to take on Chinese search engine giant Baidu.

搜狐網旗下子公司、中國搜索引擎搜狗，於日前在美國公佈了其首次公開募股計劃，許多人都認爲這是取代中國搜索巨頭百度的一項戰略舉措。

It plans to submit a confidential draft registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the launch, according to a statement by Sohu.

據搜狐的一份聲明表示，該公司計劃向美國證券交易委員會提交一份祕密註冊草案聲明。

"The IPO may commence as early as market conditions permit, and is subject to Sogou's filing with the (Securities and Exchange Commission)…in compliance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933," read Sohu's statement, without revealing the number of shares or the size of the IPO.

搜狐在該聲明中表示：“首次公開募股可能將在市場允許的情況下儘早開始，這取決於搜狗和美國證券交易委員會自己的文書工作，並且遵照美國《1933年證券法》。”但是該公司並未透露股票的數量和首次公開募股的規模。

In an earlier interview with Bloomberg in January, Sogou's CEO Wang Xiaochuan said that the company was eyeing a $5 billion IPO.

在今年一月份接受彭博社採訪時，搜狐的CEO王小川稱，該公司着眼於一項規模達50億美元的首次公開募股。

The IPO is widely seen as a move to narrow the gap with Baidu in the search engine market, especially as Tencent also invested $448 million in Sogou, which is currently co-owned by Tencent (45.27 percent) and Sohu (39.21 percent).

這一首次公開募股，被普遍認爲是要在搜索引擎市場縮小和百度的差距，尤其是在騰訊也向搜狗注資4.48億美元的情況下。目前搜狗由騰訊和搜狐共同所有，股份分別佔據45.27%和39.21%。