Sam Nussey
Stories by Sam Nussey
Japan’s Rakuten Q1 profit jumps fourfold after $1b gain from Lyft IPO
The tech bets have helped drive Rakuten's shares up 56% this year, making it one of the top performers in the Nikkei 225 index.
SoftBank Corp to spend $4b to hike Yahoo Japan stake to 45%
With that addition, SoftBank Corp forecast its operating profit would rise to 890 billion yen in the current financial year through March 2020.
SoftBank set to report small profit increase, investors to seek info about Vision Fund IPO
Following the listing of domestic telco SoftBank Corp in December, the Vision Fund is the largest segment in SoftBank's earnings without a market v
Didi-SoftBank taxi-hailing JV expands to 13 cities across Japan
Despite SoftBank's oversized presence in the global ride-hailing industry, such services are effectively banned in Japan.
SoftBank Group plans $4.5b bond offering targeting retail investors
The tech conglomerate decided on its largest ever such float after determining there was strong demand from retail investors.
Japan’s Rakuten to harvest gains of $900m from Lyft IPO
Rakuten become Lyft's largest shareholder with a 13 percent stake ahead of its IPO.
SoftBank, Toyota JV partners Honda, Hino for self-driving venture
Honda and Hino, in which Toyota owns a majority stake, would each invest around 250 million yen (£1.7 million) in the JV and take 10% stakes.
SoftBank-backed startup Uhuru mulls London listing to grow outside home market
Last year the startup received $4.50 million investment from SoftBank Corp. Other investors include Salesforce.Com, Mitsui & Co and Dentsu.
SoftBank plans new venture fund to tap early-stage startups
The global fund from newly rebranded Seoul-based SoftBank Ventures Asia will be worth as much as $500 million and could launch next month.
SoftBank launches $5b fund to invest in Latin American tech firms
It will be headed by SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure with Japanese conglomerate committing an initial $2B
