Masayoshi Son

General

09 January, 2020

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

16 December, 2019

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

06 December, 2019

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

06 November, 2019

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

18 October, 2019

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

07 October, 2019

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

04 October, 2019

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

26 September, 2019

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

23 September, 2019

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

14 September, 2019

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 ......