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SoftBank plans to sell majority of its stake in Alibaba, FT says
The sales will reduce the Japanese conglomerate’s ownership of Alibaba to less than 4%, the paper said.
April 13, 2023
IPO
Grab CEO Anthony Tan to have 60.4% voting power following merger
The stake is revealed as Tan holds some 122.9 million Class B ordinary shares, representing a 2.2% stake in the company.
April 14, 2021
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Softbank leads US$360 mil funding round in startup behind Chinese popular workout app Keep
Keep is now valued at about US$2 billion after the investment and is weighing an initial public offering as soon as this year.
January 11, 2021
Tech
Softbank back in black after riding the tech boom
Several SoftBank-backed companies have also pulled off successful initial public offerings, raising the prospects for more in the future.
August 11, 2020
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Pay rise for Softbank Vision Fund CEO despite staggering losses
Rajeev Misra's renumeration for the past business year more than doubles despite US$13 billion worth of losses.
May 29, 2020
Tech
Cheap capital and SoftBank's audacious Vision Fund 2
SINGAPORE (Aug 26): Over the next week or so, bonds issued by governments and companies in Europe and Japan that trade with negative yields will cross the US$17 trillion ($23.5 trillion) mark, or five times the combined size of all the economies in Southe
August 25, 2019
Tech
Cheap capital and SoftBank's audacious Vision Fund 2
SINGAPORE (Aug 26): Over the next week or so, bonds issued by governments and companies in Europe and Japan that trade with negative yields will cross the US$17 trillion ($23.5 trillion) mark, or five times the combined size of all the economies in Southe
August 23, 2019
Tech
Klook concludes US$425 mil series D funding with SoftBank-led round
SINGAPORE (April 9): Klook, the Hong Kong-based travel booking platform today announced the completion of its US$425 million ($575.3 million) series D funding after it raised over US$225 million in a series D+ round.
April 09, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Grab secures US$1.46 bil in fresh capital from SoftBank Vision Fund
SINGAPORE (Mar 6): Grab Holdings Inc says it has secured US$1.46 billion ($2 billion) of fresh financing from Japan's SoftBank Group Corp to help fund its expansion.
March 06, 2019
SoftBank tech fund to invest up to US$100 bil with Saudis
SINGAPORE (Oct 14): SoftBank Group Corp. said it will form a new fund to invest as much as US$100 billion ($138 billion) in the global technology industry in the next five years, partnering with Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund to find tech compani
October 14, 2016