Sam Nussey
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SoftBank’s Q1 profit soars 49% on the back of Flipkart divestment
The telecoms and technology firm's profit was also bolstered by the sale of the majority of chip designer ARM Holding's Chinese operations to a local
SoftBank to partner Paytm for launching digital payments service in Japan
SoftBank said the service will be launched in autumn through a joint venture with Yahoo Japan Corp.
Japan’s Takeda to sell Osaka headquarters, could raise $542m
The move comes amid concerns over Takeda's finances due to its $62 billion deal to buy London-listed Shire Plc.
Japan’s Uzabase to buy news site Quartz from Atlantic Media in up to $100m deal
The overseas expansion is the latest by a Japanese media company. In 2015, Japanese media group Nikkei agreed to buy Britain's Financial Times f
SoftBank’s Son to go unicorn hunting as company shifts focus
Son says he spent 97% of his time on managing the telecoms business and only 3% on investing.
Japanese app operator Mercari jumps 77% on market debut
The stock debut underscores strong investor appetite for a rare Japanese unicorn bent on U.S. expansion.
Japan’s SoftBank to invest up to $100b in Indian solar power projects
The company is expected to make the investment through a fund backed by Saudi Arabia’s government.
SoftBank’s ARM to cede control of Chinese operations to new local joint venture
Chip designer ARM will sell 51 percent of ARM China for $775 million to unnamed investors.
SoftBank to sell Flipkart stake to Walmart, first known Vision Fund divestment
The Vision Fund has invested $30 billion in startups in the last year.
SoftBank’s Son says second Vision Fund to be rolled out in ‘near future’
Son said the new fund could see a return of investors in the original Vision Fund, which include the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dh
