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Softbank bets on former Sprint boss Marcelo Claure to fix WeWork

Masayoshi Son, the head of SoftBank, has asked the former CEO of Sprint to take a more hands-on role helping oversee a cleanup of the office-rental company from his position at SoftBank

SoftBank plans to lend up to $20 billion to employees to invest in new fund

The loans are likely to have an interest rate of about 5%

SoftBank to commit $40 billion to second Vision Fund, says report

SoftBank's board will meet on Thursday to approve the commitment, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter

Softbank Corp to spend $4 bn to increase stake in Yahoo Japan to nearly 45%

The company forecast Wednesday that with the additional stake in Yahoo, its revenue will rise to 4.8 trillion yen ($43.6 billion) in this fiscal year

SoftBank Group unveils $5.5 bn stock buyback, reports 60% rise in Q3 profit

The buyback comes after SoftBank Group raised 2.35 trillion yen in December by listing about a third of the shares in domestic telco SoftBank Corp

SoftBank arm, Essel group to jointly develop 500-MW solar park in India

The agreement will enable the Softbank Group to expand its portfolio further in country and is part of aggressive growth strategy adopted here, a source close to the Subash Chandra-run company said

$22-billion rout: Softbank pays heavy price for ties with Saudi

The kingdom is the biggest outside investor in SoftBank's $100 billion Vision Fund, which has backed Uber Technologies, WeWork, Didi Chuxing and Slack Technologies

SoftBank Group nearing $500 million investment in ride-hailing firm Grab

Six-year-old Grab has garnered more than $6 billion in total funding, led by SoftBank, Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing and Toyota Motor Corp

SoftBank Corp to buy $2 bn worth of shares held by US firm in Yahoo Japan

SoftBank will buy the shares via a tender offer at 360 yen per share, equivalent to Monday's close

SoftBank plans major shift in strategy, Son to focus on tech investments

SoftBank and its investment vehicle Vision Fund, which raised over $93 billion last year, have stormed the world of dealmaking, buying up stakes in disruptive tech companies

Softbank expected to invest up to $100 bn in India's solar power project

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp <9984.T> has decided to invest $60 billion-$100 billion in a solar power project in India, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.

SoftBank Group Q2 profit rises 21%, Son says merger doors with Sprint open

Sprint and T-Mobile said they had called off merger talks, denting the dealmaking credentials of Masayoshi Son