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  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Oneweb Global Ltd
    SoftBank takes new $350m stake in OneWeb

    Investment comes after Japanese company forced satellite group into bankruptcy last year

  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
    Japanese business & finance
    SoftBank accuses ex-employee of leaking 5G trade secrets to rival

    Competitor Rakuten confirms arrest but says it did not tap worker for information

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
    News in-depthMarkets
    Central bankers to retail punters: who shaped markets in 2020

    Our pick of the people who captured the key moments and trends of the year

  • Friday, 25 December, 2020
    Due Diligence
    The best of DD’s corporate finance coverage in 2020 Premium

    We’re counting down our top-10 topics of the year

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    SoftBank launches Spac and may buy one of its own investments

    Masayoshi Son’s conglomerate to raise up to $604m for blank-cheque vehicle

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    LexTechnology sector
    Tech stocks/SoftBank: prince of whales Premium

    The real legacy of the pandemic is the industry’s ability to consolidate power in a crisis

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    SoftBank sells robot-maker Boston Dynamics in $1.1bn deal with Hyundai

    Acquisition by South Korean carmaker part of its transition into broader range of mobility services

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    SoftBank abandons its ‘Nasdaq whale’ bets

    Japanese group will let its options on tech stocks expire after strategy questioned by investors

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    News in-depthNews in-depth2 min
    How SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son struggled with his crystal ball purchase

    The purchase of Arm Holdings did not turn out quite as he hoped

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  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    SoftBank racks up $3.7bn in losses at tech stock trading unit

    First details emerge about ‘SB Northstar’, the division that bet billions on Nasdaq

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Trump’s resistance, Lyft weighs delivery, SoftBank moves

    Republicans continue supporting Trump’s false claims the US presidential election was fraudulent

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    Transport
    SoftBank jumps into e-scooters with $250m Tier Mobility deal

    Latest investment values Berlin-based electric scooter start-up just below $1bn

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    SoftBank’s Vision Fund unit considers move to Abu Dhabi from UK

    Fund head Rajeev Misra looks for home in Gulf emirate as Japanese group debates relocation

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    #techFT
    SoftBank culls board of top execs

    Apple suspends Pegatron, Hyperloop success, tech week ahead

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Lex
    SoftBank: changing its spots Premium

    Recasting group as a skilful investment manager rather than a holding company has its dangers

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    SoftBank removes Rajeev Misra and Marcelo Claure from board

    Japanese conglomerate also books a $1.3bn loss on its Nasdaq trades over the summer

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    Due Diligence
    The pesky obstacle to a $40bn takeover Premium

    How the chief executive of Arm China could derail a big tech acquisition

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Financial services
    Greensill Capital rebuffed in search for new auditor

    Move comes as controversial SoftBank-backed finance company considers stock market listing

  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    We Company
    SoftBank chief’s emails detailed in WeWork battle: ‘Use any excuse’

    Son backed out of a tender offer to buy $3bn of stock from founder Neumann and others

  • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
    Lex
    SoftBank: Spaced out Premium

    Launch of blank-cheque company will exacerbate investor concerns

  • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
    FT SeriesSomeone is wrong on the internet
    We don’t want to call the top but . . .  (Vision Fund edition)

    Guess who is launching a Spac?

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    GFG Alliance
    Sanjeev Gupta-linked companies with just 11 staff took millions in UK loans

    Greensill Capital provided state-supported funding to entities with ties to steel magnate

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    Due Diligence
    SoftBank: the crystal ball is broken Premium

    A selling spree and foray into US stock markets has left investors and others wondering what the group now is

  • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
    #techFT
    Tech below the threshold of war

    Facebook tightens political ads, Google’s $1bn news pledge, Pixel 5 smartphone

  • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Silver Lake and Mubadala: back scratching Premium

    The two grow their relationship well beyond the football pitch

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