Masayoshi Son
General
Grapevine: SoftBank looks to sell renewables JV stake; Zoomcar close to buying Revv
Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank is looking to sell its entire 70% or a majority stake in its renewables joint venture in ......
Finance
After WeWork fiasco, SoftBank's China strategy under the scanner
For SoftBank Group Corp, financial technology firm OneConnect's IPO should have been a vindication of an aggressive China investing strategy. Instead, ......
Finance
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son sticks with gut-led investing in chat with Alibaba's Jack Ma
Weeks after his billion-dollar bailout of WeWork, SoftBank Group Corp’s founder and CEO Masayoshi Son reiterated his belief in an ......
Finance
SoftBank posts $6.5 bn quarterly loss as WeWork, Uber bets stumble
SoftBank Group Corp reported its first quarterly loss in 14 years on Wednesday, with its giant Vision Fund suffering a ......
Finance
Snakes and ladders: SoftBank Vision Fund's climbing, sliding valuations
The $100 billion Vision Fund of Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) has in just over two years burned through much ......
Finance
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says "embarrassed" by track record
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said he is "embarrassed and flustered" by his track record, in comments to Nikkei Business ......
Finance
WeWork woes hit Softbank's plans for second Vision Fund
Softbank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is struggling to raise money for a second massive technology investment fund in ......
Infrastructure
SoftBank may pump $1 bn more into troubled office-sharing startup WeWork
SoftBank Group Corp is planning to pump an extra $1 billion or more into WeWork by renegotiating a warrant agreement ......
People
SoftBank turns against WeWork CEO Adam Neumann
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, the biggest investor in WeWork owner The We Company, is exploring ways to replace Adam Neumann ......
Markets
SoftBank-backed WeWork considers IPO valuation of as low as $10 bn
WeWork owner The We Company may seek a valuation in its upcoming initial public offering of between $10 billion and ......