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    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Arm Ltd
      Sunak revives talks with SoftBank on London listing for Arm

      Officials and London Stock Exchange face uphill battle to secure UK role for chip designer’s IPO

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      FT Alphaville
      Inside Masa Son’s $5bn SoftBank IOU

      Wrong-way risk squared

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank hit by $10bn loss despite Masayoshi Son’s defensive pivot

      Founder is stepping back from operations at tech group to focus on ‘explosive’ growth at UK chip designer Arm

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      FT Alphaville
      Some suggested slides for SoftBank

      Get in touch Masa, we can work something out

    • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank sheds 30% of Vision Fund staff as it seeks to cut costs

      Japanese tech investor will slash jobs around the world after consecutive record quarterly losses

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      InterviewYoshimitsu Goto
      ‘I say no’: meet Masayoshi Son’s financial guru at SoftBank

      Yoshimitsu Goto is at the centre of the conglomerate’s gruelling battle against the global tech rout

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      Inside BusinessRichard Waters
      The appetite for lofty tech visions has waned

      But despite the recent sell-off, long-term investment opportunities remain

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      Hedge fund Elliott dumps SoftBank stake after souring on Masayoshi Son

      Activist investor effectively exits position in Japanese tech group having lost faith in founder’s ability to lead turnround

    • Saturday, 13 August, 2022
      Leo Lewis
      Masayoshi Son sounds a warning for vision-peddlers everywhere

      The SoftBank founder has sent investors an uncharacteristic message of risk aversion — and that’s a problem for Japan

    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Credit Suisse steps up legal claim against SoftBank in $440mn dispute

      Lawsuit centres on funds owed to Swiss bank’s customers by construction company that had borrowed from Greensill Capital

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank’s record $23bn loss could push Masayoshi Son to reconsider taking group private

      Analysts and investors say latest results raise questions over whether group still needs to be listed

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      LexSoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank/Son: downhill march proves painful for Grand Old Duke of Tech Premium content

      Investment group’s progress in diversifying away from China is overshadowed by other ups and downs

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      Masayoshi Son ‘ashamed’ of focus on profits after SoftBank logs record $23bn loss

      Conglomerate will begin ‘dramatic’ cost-cutting after flagship Vision Funds hit by tech rout and weak yen

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank raises $22bn in moves to sell down Alibaba stake

      Forward sales would mark end of an era for Japanese tech investor that grew from early bet on Chinese ecommerce giant

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
      SoftBank’s succession turmoil raises risks

      Flurry of executive departures stokes uncertainty over who will take over from Masayoshi Son

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank’s Rajeev Misra to launch $6bn fund backed by Abu Dhabi groups

      Investment chief will step back from Japanese tech conglomerate after eight tumultuous years

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank’s Son backs Nasdaq listing for Arm despite UK pressure

      Billionaire says US share offering for chipmaker still his ‘favourite’ but decision not final

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      #techFT
      The wages of Masayoshi Son as tech falls Premium content

      Tether’s Bahamas bank, Top Gun’s top takings, Xiaomi’s new TVs

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank cuts top executives’ pay after Vision Fund posts record loss

      Investments pummelled by rout in tech stocks, rising inflation and China crackdown

    • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
      #techAsia
      Smartphone makers cut back and Son changes tack Premium content

      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      The art of ‘mamori’: why Masayoshi Son’s defence might not work this time

      Tech stock rout has investors wondering how SoftBank can manage its heavy debt load

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      Due Diligence
      SoftBank runs out of golden eggs Premium content

      Plus, venture capital firms rush into NFTs, and the high-stakes tale of an exclusive London casino

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
      Softbank Vision Fund
      SoftBank suffers historic loss with $27bn blow to Vision Fund

      Masayoshi Son says the conglomerate is on the ‘defensive’ and is more cautious about investments in China

    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
      InterviewMizuho Financial Group Inc
      SoftBank lender Mizuho ‘unconcerned’ about tech group’s financial health

      Japanese bank boss backs conglomerate despite Masayoshi Son’s moves to slow investments

    • Saturday, 2 April, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank liquidates most of portfolio at ‘Nasdaq whale’ trading unit

      Japanese tech group’s shortlived SB Northstar fund had racked up $6bn to $7bn in losses

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