Masayoshi Son
Finance
Fading Vision Fund to tip SoftBank into first loss in 15 years
SoftBank expects its $100 billion Vision Fund to book a loss of 1.8 trillion yen due to the worsening performance ......
Infrastructure
WeWork sues SoftBank for dropping $3 bn tender offer
A WeWork board committee that negotiated a $3 billion tender offer with SoftBank Group sued the Japanese conglomerate on Tuesday ......
Finance
SoftBank to sell up to $41 bn assets to fund share buyback, cut debt
SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it is selling or monetising up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) in assets ......
TMT
SoftBank Group's shares slump on scepticism over startup bets
SoftBank Group Corp shares fell as much as 11.6% on Wednesday, with its market capitalisation dipping below the value of ......
Finance
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son vows to be more careful after WeWork, other bets sour
SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, under pressure from hedge fund Elliott Management to rein in his mercurial investment ......
Finance
SoftBank spends $2.5 bn to get second Vision Fund off the ground
SoftBank Group Corp has pumped $2.5 billion of its own cash into new investments since October, people familiar with the ......
Finance
SoftBank scales back second Vision Fund as first fund's loss wipes out group profit
Quarterly profit at SoftBank Group Corp was almost wiped out as the Japanese technology giant was hit for a second ......
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 ......