Tag: Masayoshi Son
UAE Ruler, SoftBank’s Son to Oversee Building of Indonesia’s New Capital
(Bloomberg) --Indonesia nominated Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to chair a panel to oversee the construction of a new capital,...
After WeWork, SoftBank’s Startup Bookkeeping Draws Scrutiny
(Bloomberg) --In early 2018, the founders of Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group Ltd. flew to Tokyo to see billionaire investor Masayoshi Son. As...
SoftBank’s second Vision Fund is starting life a lot smaller than the first
(Bloomberg) --SoftBank Group Corp. has quietly completed an initial money-raising push for its second technology fund, at a fraction of its targeted $108 billion.
The...
SoftBank telecom unit plans first bond sale since its listing
(Bloomberg) --The Japanese telecommunications business of billionaire Masayoshi Son’s conglomerate is planning to sell its first bond since listing, in a test of investor...
WeWork Staff, Facing Job Cuts, Express Outrage at Founder Payout
(Bloomberg) --WeWork will narrowly avoid financial ruin and in the process, reward its former leader, Adam Neumann, with as much as $1.2 billion. The...