Giles Turner
Stories by Giles Turner
SoftBank Vision Fund hires Microsoft venture fund head as managing partner
Nagraj Kashyap, the outgoing global head of M12, will join the Vision Fund in the US.
SoftBank is deliberating a ‘slow-motion’ share buyback strategy to go private
One advantage of the plan is that SoftBank wouldn't have to pay a premium unlike in a formal buyout.
SoftBank is quietly letting its options bets expire following investor backlash
About 90% of the contracts will close out by end-December.
SoftBank is said to consider bid for TikTok in India
SoftBank may need a local partner to cut a deal that would win government approval.
Japan’s SoftBank plans to sell $14b in Alibaba shares
The move is a part of Softbank's effort to raise $41 billion to shore up its businesses battered by the pandemic.
Japan’s SoftBank seeks $10b to support Vision Fund companies
The move will help support its portfolio companies battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
SoftBank’s Son to pitch New York investors under cloud of WeWork
The Japanese billionaire is scheduled to address investors on March 2.
SoftBank-backed Korean unicorn Coupang prepares for IPO as soon as 2021
In November 2018, the Vision Fund invested $2 billion in the company in a deal that valued Coupang at $9 billion.
SoftBank Vision Fund’s managing partner Praveen Akkiraju is stepping down
Akkiraju’s departure follows the resignation of London-based Vision Fund partner David Thevenon.
