Unicommerce files RHP for IPO; SoftBank, AceVector to offload 25.6 million sharesUnicommerce Esolutions from Gurgaon has filed for an IPO with an offer for sale of 25.6 million shares. SoftBank and AceVector Group are se...
31 Jul, 2024, 06.53 PM IST
SoftBank veteran Nikesh Arora a billionaire after another huge paydayAt Google, Nikesh Arora became the firm’s highest-paid executive after getting a compensation package worth about $51 million in 2012, on h...
03 Jan, 2024, 09.32 AM IST
Rajeev Misra steps back at SoftBank to launch new fundRajeev Misra, who has led the SoftBank Vision Fund since 2017 when it raised $100 billion, the largest pool of private capital, is likely t...
03 Jul, 2023, 08.54 AM IST
Goldman Sachs poised to lead US IPO of SoftBank's ArmThe IPO preparations come after SoftBank's deal to sell Arm to Nvidia Corp for $40 billion collapsed last month because of objections from ...
25 Mar, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
Goldman Sachs poised to lead US IPO of SoftBank's ArmSoftBank took Arm, whose technology powers Apple's iPhone and nearly all other smartphones, private in 2016 for $32 billion.
25 Mar, 2022, 06.54 AM IST
'Son-chan' invites veteran stock picker Keiko Erikawa to SoftBank boardThe board changes come after SoftBank lost two of Japan's most vocal corporate leaders in recent years, Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing founde...
22 May, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
SoftBank dispatches senior executives to turn around struggling OyoOyo has been among the hardest-hit in SoftBank’s global portfolio of sharing economy outfits. It slashed its regional presence in Japan by ...
19 Aug, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
SoftBank doubles buyback plans while Jack Ma leaves boardThat first buyback, announced in mid-March, initially failed to lift SoftBank’s stock amid concerns the conglomerate’s portfolio of startup...
18 May, 2020, 08.31 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
SoftBank partner at its $100 billion Vision Fund is leavingThe Vision Fund has reshaped the tech startup market with a flood of investments, but several of its bets on unprofitable companies quickly...
06 Feb, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
SoftBank expects to invest in almost 200 companies with its Vision Funds: Rajeev MisraLast year, SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son told Businessweek that he plans to raise a new $100 billion fund every two to three year...
31 Oct, 2019, 10.39 AM IST
Rajeev Misra & Marcelo Claure's power clash at top of SoftBank puts Son's vision in questionMarcelo Claure clashed from the start with Rajeev Misra, who oversees SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund and many of Masayoshi Son’s most ...
11 Feb, 2019, 10.21 AM IST
SoftBank elevates Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra to executive VPThis potentially places the veteran banker among those in line to succeed the Tokyo-based company’s founder Masayoshi Son.
04 Jun, 2018, 03.05 PM IST
SoftBank's $100 billion tech fund rankles VCs as valuations soarIn the months since Softbank Group Corp. unveiled plans for a $100 billion technology fund, the Japanese company has been making its presen...
23 May, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
Vision Fund to drive SoftBank’s India investmentsSoftBank Group is likely to participate in deals worth $100 million, while Vision Fund is expected to be the lead investor in transactions ...
22 May, 2017, 01.30 AM IST
SoftBank’s India Vision gets new $100-bn tech-focussed FundThe fund will focus on “technologies of the future” such as the Internet of things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and...
06 Jan, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
Why Nikesh Arora bet $483 million on SoftBank's future“I took him seriously,“ says Arora. “As long as I can protect my family, I have no problem taking the risk.“
27 Nov, 2015, 10.22 AM IST