Masayoshi Son

Finance

18 November, 2020

SoftBank wants to deploy $80 bn cash on tech bets, buybacks

SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is sitting on about $80 billion in cash for ......

Finance

09 November, 2020

SoftBank Vision Fund back to black but some tech bets sting

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp on Monday reported $6.1 billion in quarterly profit as a broad upswing in tech valuations brought ......

Finance

06 November, 2020

Hard cash at SoftBank: Investors await CEO Son's cashpile clues in Q2 report

SoftBank Group Corp shareholders have an $80 billion (£61 billion) question for Chief Executive Masayoshi Son when he presents the ......

Finance

13 October, 2020

SoftBank Vision Fund seeking cash for blank-cheque firm

SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund is targeting external funding for a blank-cheque acquisition company it plans to launch, a person ......

Markets

14 September, 2020

Embattled SoftBank renews talks on taking the group private

SoftBank Group Corp executives have held early stage talks about taking the Japanese technology group private as the company seeks ......

Finance

11 August, 2020

SoftBank drops operating profit measure, notes $2.8 bn Vision Fund gain

SoftBank Group Corp broke with tradition on Tuesday and did not disclose operating profit in its quarterly results, saying the ......

Finance

06 July, 2020

SoftBank governance reforms stop short of Vision Fund

SoftBank Group Corp has no plans to increase board oversight of its $100 billion Vision Fund, two sources said, disregarding ......

Finance

25 June, 2020

SoftBank is not ‘SoftPunku', says CEO Masayoshi Son in defence of strategy

SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son mounted a defence of his investing decisions on Thursday, saying the value of ......

Finance

01 June, 2020

SoftBank Vision Fund head's pay doubled last year despite massive losses

SoftBank Vision Fund's head, Rajeev Misra, saw his total pay for the past business year more than double to 1.6 ......

Finance

18 May, 2020

SoftBank Vision Fund tumbles to $18 bn loss in ‘valley of coronavirus'

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp reported a stunning $18 billion loss at its giant Vision Fund, pushing Masayoshi Son's conglomerate to ......