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  • Thursday, 8 February, 2024
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank profits beat forecast by wide margin as tech investments pay off

    Soaring value of Arm stake and T-Mobile share windfall help Japanese group break four-quarter streak of losses

    A pedestrian walks past a SoftBank branch
  • Wednesday, 17 January, 2024
    News in-depthElectric vehicles
    Ola Electric heads for two-wheeler IPO in India’s first EV listing

    Hard-driving founder Bhavish Aggarwal defends ‘intense’ company culture that created country’s biggest e-scooter maker

    Customers test Ola’s S1 Pro electric scooter at a November 2022 launch event
  • Monday, 8 January, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Football clubs are pouring billions into stadiums

    Teams are racing to transform their venues into entertainment destinations

  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
    SoftBank’s Gen Z social media bust: was IRL the next Facebook or a fraud?

    Japanese group claims it was duped, founder says he was a scapegoat and ex-employees say there were problems from the start

    A montage of Abraham Shafi, the founder of IRL, with the app’s logo and US dollar bills in the background
  • Friday, 22 December, 2023
    Due Diligence
    Better luck next time, SoftBank

    Plus, how JPMorgan star Nicolas Aguzin lost his shine at HKEX and a landmark ruling for European football

    The Due Diligence logo
  • Thursday, 21 December, 2023
    SoftBank Group Corp
    How SoftBank’s bet on US mortgage lender Better backfired

    Multibillion-dollar investment in start-up soured as interest rates rose and Spac craze ended

    Softbank chief Masayoshi Son, left, and Vishal Garg of Better Home & Finance
  • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank accused of ‘destroying’ social media app to protect reputation

    Founders of Gen Z app IRL allege Japanese group spread damaging lies about company

    SoftBank’s logo
  • Monday, 18 September, 2023
    LexTechnology sector
    SoftBank/OpenAI: next bet on AI unlikely to be more successful than the last Premium content

    Chief’s key portfolio returns have been heavily reliant on consumer internet companies, not artificial intelligence

    SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son
  • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
    Arm Ltd
    SoftBank’s Arm unveils plans for biggest US IPO in nearly 2 years

    Flotation of UK-based chip designer may help to revive market for primary listings after 18-month drought

    Arm logo on a phone
  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank deal with Vision Fund values Arm at $64bn ahead of IPO

    Japanese group gains full control of UK chip designer through purchase of investment unit’s stake

    SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son
  • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
    LexSoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank/AI: strong Arm narrative exploits market’s machine longing Premium content

    Artificial intelligence has boosted entire tech sector but Masayoshi Son is overstating chip designer’s credentials

    SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son
  • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse files London High Court claim against SoftBank in $440mn dispute

    Legal action marks escalation in Swiss bank’s efforts to recover funds linked to collapse of Greensill Capital

    The Credit Suisse headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland
  • Sunday, 13 November, 2022
    Leo Lewis
    SoftBank blazes a trail in losing money on tech bets

    The frothy valuations of some ‘visionary’ businesses resemble gaseous giants in an asset bubble universe

    Illustration of a person in a suit looking through binoculars. On each lens is a picture of a basket of golden eggs and the person holding the binoculars is using a gold crayon to draw more eggs on the lens
  • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
    #techAsia
    The Vision Fund shrinks, and AirPods head to India Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo in May 2019
  • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
    Behind the Money podcast17 min listen
    Why VC funding is drying up

    Venture capital fundraising hit a record-high last year. Now, the bonanza is over

  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    LexSoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank/Son: downhill march proves painful for Grand Old Duke of Tech Premium content

    Investment group’s progress in diversifying away from China is overshadowed by other ups and downs

    Masayoshi Son
  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    SoftBank Group Corp
    Masayoshi Son ‘ashamed’ of focus on profits after SoftBank logs record $23bn loss

    Conglomerate will begin ‘dramatic’ cost-cutting after flagship Vision Funds hit by tech rout and weak yen

    Masayoshi Son
  • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank’s Rajeev Misra to launch $6bn fund backed by Abu Dhabi groups

    Investment chief will step back from Japanese tech conglomerate after eight tumultuous years

    Rajeev Misra walking outside
  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    SoftBank suffers historic loss with $27bn blow to Vision Fund

    Masayoshi Son says the conglomerate is on the ‘defensive’ and is more cautious about investments in China

    SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son
  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Due Diligence
    What happens at SoftBank . . . ends up in DD Premium content

    Plus, the perils of riding on Greensill’s private jet, and Apollo abandons another UK company bid

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Venture capital investment
    Ex-Vision Fund executive swaps own fund for gutter company

    Jeff Housenbold to become CEO of home improvements group Leaf Home

    Jeff Housenbold
  • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
    Due Diligence
    The ‘SoftBank of Africa’ has arrived in India Premium content

    Plus, a failed megamerger sheds light on an industry’s consolidation craze and Big Law reckons with vaccine mandates

  • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
    Due Diligence
    China’s crackdown leaves bankers in limbo Premium content

    Plus, another SoftBank-backed company faces bankruptcy, and rating agencies issue a warning on bullish borrowing 

  • Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank to cut China investments until tech sector calms

    Masayoshi Son says he will take ‘wait-and-see’ approach until situation becomes clearer in a year or two

    SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son
  • Monday, 9 August, 2021
    News in-depthSoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank deals unleash internal compliance tensions

    Exchanges within the group suggest company risked overstepping regulations in T-Mobile sale

    Masayoshi Son
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