SoftBank

Gambling man: The wild ride of Japan’s Masayoshi Son

Former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber tells the story of a maverick investor, without sparing his dark side

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Softbank Group CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during the annual general shareholders' meeting in Tokyo on June 21, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)

SoftBank chief rues selling Nvidia stake and missing out on $150bn

Masayoshi Son calls the 2019 sale of stake in chip maker ‘the fish that got away’

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Shares of Arm have risen 67% since it disclosed better-than-expected results this month

SoftBank’s $118bn Arm problem

Its stake in chip firm Arm is now worth much more than it is — in theory, at least

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SoftBank has been WeWork’s biggest backer since it started investing in 2017

SoftBank posts $6.2bn loss after WeWork bankruptcy

Japanese investor holds a majority stake in the office leasing company

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SoftBank’s Arm files for long-awaited IPO

Arm listed Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Mizuho, BofA Securities, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank Securities among the IPO's underwriters

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SoftBank boss Masayoshi Son is looking to pilot a key investment onto public markets with the help of top bankers

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Barclays set for key roles on Arm IPO

Nearly 30 banks are set to pick up mandates on the chipmaker's bumper listing

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SoftBank dumps Alibaba shares, swinging into profit

Share sale more than offsets losses at SoftBank’s Vision funds

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SoftBank mulls launch of a third Vision Fund

Despite massive losses, Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son has tried to chart a new path for the tech investment giant

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SoftBank set for $34bn gains by reducing Alibaba stake

Japanese tech investor has been reducing its ties to the Chinese e-commerce company and using holdings to raise cash

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SoftBank’s record losses should spur a vision check

The tech investor is sounding an apologetic note after huge losses last quarter. But investors have been here before. A more fundamental realignment is needed.

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SoftBank calls off blockbuster chip arm sale to Nvidia

Plans revived to take the UK chip-design specialist public, with an IPO in sight by the end of 2021

SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure leaves firm after nine-year partnership

Michel Combes had been appointed chief executive of SoftBank Group International, a position previously held by Claure

Zopa chief executive Jaidev Janardana said demonstrating profitability is paramount before the fintech firm goes public next year

Zopa gains unicorn status as SoftBank leads $300m funding round

The lender is targeting ‘buy now, pay later’ expansion alongside 2022 listing plans

Monzo bank founder Tom Blomfield

Monzo co-founder Blomfield spills on SoftBank’s bad manners

SoftBank’s ‘lead partner took meetings barefoot, and would pick his feet incessantly’, ex-Monzo boss alleged

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Revolut plans to use the funding to power its global expansion effort, which has seen it open up in the US and India as its most recent markets

Revolut valued at $33bn after SoftBank injection as UK’s most valuable fintech

Funding to be used for global expansion and development of new bets in crypto and digital wealth management

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Credit Suisse could take SoftBank to court over Greensill collapse

Credit Suisse has moved to cut ties with SoftBank, according to reports

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Masayoshi Son

SoftBank CEO on how the firm turned itself around

Masa sits down for an exclusive interview

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