Masayoshi Son
Finance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ......
TMT
SoftBank-backed Oyo to offload more loss-making hotels amid pandemic
India’s Oyo Hotels and Homes, backed by SoftBank Group, plans to offload more properties around the world, three sources familiar ......
TMT
SoftBank writes down WeWork by $6.6 bn, compounding portfolio misery
SoftBank Group Corp said it sees a loss of around 700 billion yen ($6.6 billion) in the year ending March ......
Finance
For SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, coronavirus turns vision to illusion
SoftBank Group Corp founder Masayoshi Son's dream of a global tech empire is unravelling, with the coronavirus crisis compounding losses ......