Masayoshi Son

TMT

10 September, 2019

SoftBank urges WeWork to shelve IPO over valuation concerns

SoftBank Group, a top shareholder in the holding company of U.S. office-sharing startup WeWork, is urging it to shelve a ......

Finance

30 July, 2019

SoftBank to pump second Vision Fund with proceeds from the first

SoftBank Group Corp plans to use proceeds from its first Vision Fund to bankroll the $38 billion it has committed ......

Finance

25 July, 2019

SoftBank to commit $40 bn to second Vision Fund

Tech conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp will invest $40 billion in its forthcoming second Vision Fund, the Wall Street Journal reported ......

Finance

18 July, 2019

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son says Japan lacks investment opportunities, lagging in AI race

SoftBank Group Corp founder and Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Thursday that there is a dearth of investment opportunities ......

Finance

19 June, 2019

Most SoftBank Vision Fund investors want to join second fund, says CEO Son

Most investors in SoftBank Group Corp's $100 billion Vision Fund want to join the group's forthcoming second fund, founder and ......

TMT

04 June, 2019

SoftBank to book $11-bn profit from Alibaba share sale

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp said on Tuesday it expects to book around 1.2 trillion yen ($11.12 billion) in pre-tax profit ......

General

15 May, 2019

Falcon Edge may back Stanza Living; Jaypee Infratech to vote on NBCC's revised bid

Delhi-based student accommodation platform Stanza Living is in the process of securing $30 million (Rs 210 crore at current exchange ......

Finance

03 May, 2019

SoftBank planning IPO of $100 bn Vision Fund: WSJ

SoftBank Group Corp is considering an initial public offering of its $100 billion Vision Fund, which usually picks up big ......

TMT

25 April, 2019

SoftBank invests $125 mn in Alphabet's Loon internet balloons

A SoftBank Corp business seeking to find a way to fly cellphone antennas high in the atmosphere to provide internet ......

TMT

12 April, 2019

How SoftBank is going about its quest to rule the road

SoftBank Group Corp leader Masayoshi Son has much bigger ambitions for transportation than simply seeing his investment in Uber Technologies ......