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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

6 min read

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’

3 min read

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SoftBank’s $118bn Arm problem

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

3 min read

SoftBank posts $6.2bn loss after WeWork bankruptcy

Japanese investor holds a majority stake in the office leasing company

2 min read

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

3 min read

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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

2 min read

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FTX crisis bruises BlackRock, VanEck: ‘Crypto industry will need to work twice as hard to rebuild bridges’

Crypto bosses say crisis shows industry 'still has some growing up to do'

6 min read

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

4 min read

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

2 min read

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.

3 min read

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 gains unicorn status as SoftBank leads $300m funding round

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

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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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SoftBank sees profit drop on cooling tech sector

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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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SoftBank CEO on how the firm turned itself around

Masa sits down for an exclusive interview

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