SoftBank seen posting modest profit in Q1, buyback potential in focusSoftBank Group, facing investor pressure, is set to announce its first-quarter profit. There is speculation about a major share buyback, dr...
06 Aug, 2024, 11.45 AM IST
Elliott rebuilds stake in SoftBank and pushes for $15 billion buyback: ReportSoftBank Group's shares surged to a three-year high after activist investor Elliott Management proposed a $15 billion buyback. CEO Masayosh...
05 Jun, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
SoftBank Q3 results may come under pressure from tech weaknessThe Japanese tech giant's planned listing of British chip designer Arm, one of the crown jewels of Masayoshi Son's sprawling conglomerate, ...
03 Feb, 2023, 01.39 PM IST
SoftBank seen trimming Alibaba stake to fill shortfall: AnalystThe group will need $40 billion-45 billion of cash this year, Jefferies analyst Atul Goyal estimates, if it maintains the current pace of i...
22 Feb, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
SoftBank shares jump 11% on $9 billion buybackThe buyback is SoftBank's second largest after a record 2.5 trillion yen buyback launched during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic last y...
09 Nov, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
SoftBank shares jump 10% on $9 billion buybackThe buyback is SoftBank's second-largest after a record 2.5 trillion yen buyback launched during the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic last y...
09 Nov, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says share buybacks remain an option for firm"Buybacks are always on my mind as an important option but when and how big requires balanced thinking," Son said at SoftBank's annual shar...
23 Jun, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
Share buybacks remain an option for SoftBank, says CEO Masayoshi Son"Buybacks are always on my mind as an important option but when and how big requires balanced thinking," CEO Masayoshi Son says at SoftBank...
23 Jun, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
Son’s SoftBank poised to return to profit after big lossesSoftBank uses a number of approaches to value its stakes in private companies, including taking cues from their latest financing rounds and...
07 Aug, 2020, 08.38 AM IST
After 133% rally, has SoftBank's Son pulled off yet another escape from the abyss?SoftBank has benefited from a rebound in its portfolio of companies, particularly Alibaba. The e-commerce giant hit record after record thi...
13 Jul, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
SoftBank in talks to sell down T-Mobile US stake to Deutsche TelekomSoftBank is widely expected to try and monetise its T-Mobile stake as it looks to raise $41 billion through asset sales to prop up its flou...
18 May, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
Masa Son unveils a $41 billion asset sale to silence his criticsSon is trying to salvage his reputation as one of the world’s foremost tech investors, a name based largely on a prescient early bet on Ali...
24 Mar, 2020, 09.05 AM IST
SoftBank to sell up to $41 bln in assets to expand share buyback, cut debtThe move comes as SoftBank's share price has been hammered by investor skepticism over the outlook for CEO Masayoshi Son's bets on startups...
23 Mar, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Son’s empire wobbles as credit rout hits SoftBank debt loadThe company is more vulnerable because of missteps at the Vision Fund, the $100 billion investment vehicle that Son set up to become the ne...
19 Mar, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
SoftBank plans $4.8 billion buyback after Elliott’s callElliott wants SoftBank to set up a special committee to review processes at the Vision Fund, the world’s largest single investment pool for...
13 Mar, 2020, 10.23 AM IST
SoftBank CEO faces tougher questions in US after market plungeThe Vision Fund is recovering from a series of stumbles. WeWork’s plan to go public last year imploded, forcing SoftBank to arrange a rescu...
03 Mar, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
Activist Paul Singer builds close to $3 billion stake in SoftBankSinger’s Elliott Management Corp also wants SoftBank to set up a special committee to review the investment process at its venture capital ...
07 Feb, 2020, 09.05 AM IST