Sam Nussey
Stories by Sam Nussey
Japan’s SoftBank shares hit historic high as online backers celebrate
SoftBank's shares have been supported by its portfolio companies listing in ebullient markets.
SoftBank third-quarter earnings recovery seen driven by IPO boom
SoftBank also aims to ride the mania for SPACs, which are seeing record activity.
Japan Inc scrambles to assess fallout of coup in SE Asia’s “last big frontier” Myanmar
Major Japanese firms like Kirin Holdings have pushed into Myanmar since 2015.
SoftBank’s Zozo offers tech specs to help buyers get skin tone right
Zozo is part of SoftBank's internet business Z Holdings Corp.
SoftBank ties up with Iris Ohyama to recharge its ambitions in robotics
Last month, SoftBank had sold Boston Dynamics to Hyundai Motor Group and its chairman.
Japan’s SoftBank appoints CTO Miyakawa as CEO
He replaces Ken Miyauchi, a key lieutenant of SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son.
SoftBank-backed face-scan firm CloudMinds rebrands US unit to add distance after blacklisting
Documents filed in California showed the unit became Wright Robotics in August.
SoftBank files to raise $525m through SPAC
SVF Investment Corp said it could invest in a new or existing portfolio company.
Japan’s SoftBank leads $80m round in healthcare startup Pear Therapeutics
Pear also received backing from Singapore state investor Temasek and drugmaker Novartis.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund back to black even as some of Son’s tech bets sting
It has been parking excess cash from asset sales in tech stocks and derivatives.
