SoftBank Group Corp
Infrastructure
SoftBank's Kirthiga Reddy joins WeWork board
Office sharing startup WeWork said on Thursday that Kirthiga Reddy, partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers since 2018, would...
Infrastructure
WeWork names Brookfield exec Sandeep Mathrani as CEO
SoftBank-backed office sharing firm WeWork named real estate industry veteran Sandeep Mathrani as its new chief executive on Saturday. Mathrani...
Infrastructure
SoftBank promotes renewable energy unit's exec as India head
SoftBank India, the local arm of the Japanese telecommunications and investment conglomerate, has appointed Manoj Kohli as the...
TMT
WeWork debacle has unicorn investors seeking cover
In the months since office-sharing startup WeWork's botched public debut, mid- and late-stage investors in big start-ups have...
TMT
Flashback 2019: B2B startups, second-time founders and IT deals hog tech limelight
Business-to-business (B2B) technology companies focused on small and medium enterprises got the most attention from private investors...
TMT
Yahoo Japan exits Oyo-SoftBank room rental venture
India’s Oyo Hotels and Homes said on Thursday SoftBank-controlled Yahoo Japan has quit its Japanese room rental venture,...
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...
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...
TMT
Ola may lay off 225 employees as SoftBank-backed firm gears up for IPO
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola, backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T), aims to begin the IPO process by the end ......
Infrastructure
WeWork to lay off 2,400 employees in SoftBank revamp
WeWork said on Thursday it is laying off around 2,400 employees, almost 20% of its workforce, as the office-sharing company ......