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MUFG Bank achieves green certification for solar farm in India

MUFG Bank has acted as sole green structuring advisor for a $333 million financing deal for SoftBank's latest solar project in India

SoftBank prepares to file for SPAC IPO worth up to $600 mn on Monday: Axios

SoftBank's Vision Fund is preparing to raise between $500 million and $600 million via an initial public offering of its first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)

Indian economy emerging stronger after Covid-19: SoftBank India head Kohli

The key sectors that will drive growth are infrastructure, manufacturing, healthcare, education and insurance, Kohli added

Hyundai chairman, Group to buy Boston Dynamics from SoftBank for $1.1 bn

The South Korean automaker group said on Friday the purchase would help it expand automation in its vehicle factories and design autonomous cars, drones and robots

SoftBank-backed Ola targets European market for electric vehicle business

The SoftBank-backed ride-hailing firm has roped in Julien Geffard to lead Europe operations for its electric business

SoftBank phasing out derivatives option after losing market value by $17 bn

SoftBank shareholders balked after SoftBank's foray into derivatives trading was first disclosed in September, cutting the company's market value by as much as $17 billion

SoftBank hits new 20-year high as Uber gains and DoorDash plans IPO

Nomura Holdings raised its target to 9,100 yen from 8,190 yen citing the same reason. Both brokerages have a buy rating on SoftBank.

MindTickle raises $100 mn in funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2

Organisations use MindTickle to drive programmes such as onboarding, ongoing learning, role-playing, upskilling and coaching

DoorDash makes US IPO filing public, reveals rapid revenue growth

In its IPO filing, DoorDash reported revenue of $1.92 billion for the first nine months of 2020

SoftBank in talks to sell robot maker Boston Dynamics to Hyundai: Report

(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp <9984.T> is in talks to sell robot maker Boston Dynamics Inc to Hyundai Motor Co <005380.KS>, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

SoftBank's new stock trading details raise concerns of financial stability

Firm reveals details of controversial derivatives trading

SoftBank COO, Vision Fund head leave board as part of firm's restructuring

Marcelo Claure, chief operating officer; Rajeev Misra, head of the Vision Fund; and Katsunori Sago, chief strategy officer, will step down from the board as part of the restructuring

SoftBank attempted to delay WeWork's $3 bn share purchase: Court filing

(Reuters) - SoftBank Group <9984.T> CEO Masayoshi Son told the executive he tasked to turn around WeWork after its botched initial public offering to "use whatever excuse" to delay a $3 billion payout to the office-sharing startup's shareholders, a court transcript released on Wednesday showed.

ReNew Power's $325 mn offshore bond issuance oversubscribed six times

Company executives said this was also the cheapest bond offering by a renewable firm. The bonds were initially priced at 5.875%. When the rate was reduced to 5.375%, investors continued to book

SoftBank hits 20-year high as investors embrace Son's defensive stance

The Tokyo-based company's stock gained more than 3 per cent to 7,244 yen, the highest level since March of 2000 in the midst of the dot-com boom

SoftBank leads $140 million funding for vertical farming startup Plenty

The cash and collaboration with berry specialists Driscoll's will help it advance into new products such as strawberries

SoftBank's Vision Fund to unveil blank-check co to capitalise fundraising

The target size of the Vision Fund's blank-check company has yet to be determined, according to a person familiar with the plans

Almost everyone at SoftBank thinks going private is a bad idea, except Son

Preliminary work on a buyout got under way after a record drop in SoftBank shares in March, but the effort was later tabled as the stock price more than doubled with asset sales

Whale resurfaces as Facebook, Amazon see big bets in options market

Amazon.com, Facebook and Netflix were among companies that saw block trades of call contracts Thursday, representing speculation on movements in their shares through the first months of next year

Masayoshi Son cuts SoftBank shares pledged to lenders by $810 million

Son trimmed his committed shares by about 14 million to 213 million, according to regulatory filings.