PavelAlpeyev
Stories by PavelAlpeyev
Didi Chuxing advances IPO plans to next quarter, targets $62b valuation
The debut would hand another triumph to investor SoftBank and Masayoshi Son.
SoftBank cashes in on Uber’s stock recovery with $2b share sale
SoftBank still holds about 184.2 million shares, worth about $10b at current prices.
SoftBank plans at least six more IPOs in 2021 including that of Tokopedia, Didi Chuxing
Coupang, Policybazaar, and ByteDance could also be among IPO-bound startups.
Toshiba scouts for acquisitions again after string of deal flops — this time closer to Japan
The company is looking at small- and mid-sized firms, in infra services or digital tech.
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’s derivatives positions are more conservative than originally feared
SoftBank's futures and options positions were valued at $2.7b at end-September.
SoftBank Vision Fund head Rajeev Misra to leave board in corporate overhaul
Marcelo Claure, COO, and Katsunori Sago, chief strategy officer, will also step down from the board.
A group of Deutsche Bank alumni is advising Masayoshi Son as he remakes SoftBank
The group has a history of making risky bets at the German lender.
SoftBank’s $100b Vision Fund loses COO, four partners
Vision Fund employees have described the company culture as one that rewards aggression.
