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SoftBank's Son says new Vision Fund to be set up in 'near future'

SoftBank has held investments for an average of 13.5 years, Son said, with an early punt on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder Jack Ma helping make his name as a savvy investor

Walmart-Flipkart deal: Still weighing stake sale, says SoftBank CEO

SoftBank is weighing its options on a bigger investment in Paytm, says Mr Son

SoftBank puts all its eggs in the fintech basket

It was SoftBank Group that came to Sharma's aid when the company faced a peculiar perception problem

SoftBank is looking for top-dollar valuations, consolidation and payback

Softbank is still trying to convince Tiger Global, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal to start talks with the US technology giant

Backed by Alibaba stake, SoftBank borrows $8 bn from at least 10 lenders

The loan, guaranteed only by the Alibaba holding, won't be reflected in the group's debt and may help shield against a potential ratings downgrade

SoftBank sets up panel to investigate smear campaign against Arora, Sama

The committee comprising directors on the board of the group will examine what it called "the sources of unsubstantiated attcaks"

SoftBank is looking to invade Wall Street turf

Rajeev Misra, a top Wall Street financial engineer who now heads the Vision Fund, will take charge of the larger company, to be based in London

SoftBank's plans raises doubts on $33-billion bond gurantees

The focus on SoftBank's bond guarantees highlights how the market remains concerned about the broader company's huge debt that it's accumulated making investments around the globe

Benchmark, Menlo Ventures ready to sell some Uber stock: SoftBank

Uber employees with at least 10,000 of vested shares will be eligible to sell

SoftBank is the Berkshire Hathaway of technology, says Bernstein

Softbank's core business is tech investing

Japan's SoftBank plans a second giant technology fund

Masayoshi Son's brainchild hasn't finished raising money but the next could be double in size

SoftBank's big cash infusions are stalling tech IPOs

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - Big cash infusions for startups from an ever-expanding group of financiers, led by SoftBank Group Corp <9984.T> and Middle East sovereign wealth funds, have extinguished hopes that the technology IPO market would bounce back this year.

Didi, WeWork, and possibly Uber? SoftBank's top 10 deals this year

SoftBank inked deals to acquire and invest in startups at breakneck speed, using the new fund as well as existing ones, reports TechinAsia

SoftBank may be willing to take market price for Sprint

SoftBank doesn't expect to receive much of a premium to Sprint's current share price

SoftBank Vision Fund in talks to invest $2 billion in Flipkart

Softbank's offer to Flipkart is very similar to what was on the table but without Snapdeal

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son explains how all those deals fit together

Son outlines the strategy behind those deals and the company's planned $100 billion technology fund

SoftBank to buy robot maker Boston Dynamics from Alphabet

SoftBank Group also agreed to buy Japanese bipedal robotics company Schaft

SoftBank acquires robotics firms from Google: Why it matters

SoftBank has already made robotics a central pillar of its forward plans, reports Tech in Asia

SoftBank's $93-bn fund triggers fears of another startup valuation bubble

However, the company carries a $125 billion debt, reports Tech in Asia

SoftBank said to explore raising stake in chipmaker Nvidia

The firm will raise its holding over time and begin to work more closely with Nvidia