Giles Turner
Stories by Giles Turner
Takeaway’s potential deal with Just Eat to intensify food delivery war
Takeaway.com is in takeover talks with rival Just Eat Plc, a $5.3 billion deal that would mark a fight against rivals including Uber.
SoftBank taps Goldman to initiate formal talks with investors for new fund
SoftBank Group Corp is raising money for its second $100 billion technology investment fund.
China’s Hillhouse said to near deal to buy iconic Scotch brand Loch Lomond
A deal would give the business an equity value of $300 million to $400 million.
Uber investigated by IRS, foreign authorities for tax charges
Uber said its tax benefits are to be cut due to the company’s "transfer pricing positions."
SoftBank said to be talks to invest in Brazilian online lender Creditas
SoftBank’s Innovation Fund was launched this month to invest a $5 billion pot across Latin America.
Uber said to be in advanced talks to acquire Dubai-based rival Careem
The companies may announce a cash-and-shares transaction that values Careem at about $3 billion in the coming weeks.
Allianz expands VC fund to $1.1b for tech, insurance investments
Allianz X was launched in 2016 with a 430 million-euro checkbook and has done about 15 deals, including an investment in Indonesian ride-hailing firm
Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank beset by power struggle at the top
All's not well between SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure and Rajeev Misra, who oversees SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund.
SoftBank said to be working on LatAm fund to be run by COO Claure
The vehicle is likely to focus on venture investments and will be separate from SoftBank’s huge Vision Fund.
This is how SoftBank Vision Fund shares profits and losses
SoftBank has set up an unusual compensation structure for the fund that includes a $5 billion loan to employees. The debt is swapped for equity in the
