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SoftBank sold shares worth $1 billion in Korean e-commerce firm Coupang

SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund sold shares worth $1 billion in Korean e-commerce firm Coupang, a filing showed, amid a slump in the value of the tech investment firm's holdings

SoftBank Group senior executive Akshay Naheta in talks to leave

Naheta, who leads SoftBank's public equity investments, is discussing taking an advisory role at the firm to focus on his own long-only fund, sources said

Flipkart IPO 'very much on the cards', no timeline for it: Walmart CFO

Flipkart IPO: Timing will depend on where the business is and market conditions, says Brett Biggs

SoftBank COO spars with Masayoshi Son, demands $2 billion in compensation

Son and other senior SoftBank executives in Japan are seeking to pay Claure a much smaller sum

I believe in India's future, will support with investments: Masayoshi Son

His firm SoftBank is the biggest foreign investor in India today and has funded 10% of all unicorns

SoftBank poised to lose $74-bn payday if Arm deal is halted

US antitrust officials sued to block the takeover on Thursday, arguing it will stifle innovation in the chip industry

SoftBank to acquire stake in Icertis., valuing tech company at $5 bn

SoftBank Group Corp. is nearing a deal to buy a stake in technology unicorn Icertis Inc., valuing the enterprise software maker at about $5 billion

Paytm can grow its value going forward, says Softbank's Masayoshi Son

While Paytm is seeking a valuation of around $20 bn, it is much lower than the rumoured expectation of $25-30 bn

SoftBank dragged into red in Q2 by falling Vision Fund valuations

"The strategy of let's create the perception of enhanced value by taking things public hasn't really worked this year," Redex Research analyst Kirk Boodry said

Blizzard-hit SoftBank launches $9-bn buyback after $10-bn Vision Fund loss

Even as the value of its assets slide, the Japanese tech conglomerate said its stock is undervalued and will spend up to 1 trillion yen ($9 bn) buying back nearly 15% of its shares

SoftBank sells $1.69 billion of Coupang as Son unloads assets

SoftBank sold 57 million shares at $29.685 on Sept. 14, the company said in a statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Japanese company is still Coupang's largest shareholder

Edtech firm Eruditus nears $450-mn SoftBank-led funding, valued at $3.2 bn

Some existing shareholders are also offloading about $200 million stake

It's time for SoftBank Group to stop buying and start selling

Net income at the Japanese company dropped 39% for the June quarter, while profit at its eponymous investment unit plunged almost 90% amid a decline in the share prices of key holdings

SoftBank pauses China investing as tech crackdown roils portfolio

SoftBank to wait and see on China, says Chief Executive Masayoshi Son

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Europe's SoftBank Prosus plays long game to shrink valuation gap

Prosus, Europe's answer to SoftBank and its Vision Fund, is betting that its long-term investments can fill a yawning valuation gap

Shares of SoftBank, biggest investor in Didi, sink after China blocks app

SoftBank fell 5.4% in Tokyo, the most among stocks on Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average and the biggest decline since it reported earnings in May.

Arm CEO says Nvidia merger better than becoming standalone public company

Nvidia Corp's proposed $40 bn acquisition of Arm Ltd would better support creation of UK technology jobs than SoftBank Group unit becoming a standalone public company once again, Arm's CEO said

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says share buybacks remain an option for firm

SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday share buybacks remain an option for the conglomerate, amid a slide in its shares

SoftBank Group seeks $7.5-billion loan secured by planned Arm sale

A loan of that size would be among SoftBank's biggest in dollars, following a record facility recently.