Sam Nussey
Stories by Sam Nussey
Japan’s Seven & i in talks to sell department store unit Sogo & Seibu
Investment funds and companies are expected to be among potential bidders.
Sony slides after Microsoft’s blockbuster $69b gaming deal to buy Activision
Sony has delivered a string of exclusive hits including in its "Spider-man" franchise.
Japan’s SoftBank shares slide 9% as portfolio upside evaporates
The slide comes even as SoftBank buys back its shares in a $8.85 billion programme launched last month.
Blizzard-hit SoftBank launches buyback after $10b Vision Fund loss
SoftBank said its stock is undervalued and will spend up to $9 billion buying back nearly 15% of its shares.
Japan’s SoftBank dragged into red by falling Vision Fund valuations
The group's largest asset, Alibaba, fell by around a third in the second quarter.
SoftBank said to be in talks to sell French robotics business to United Robotics
SoftBank is riven by a culture divide between its European workforce and Japanese managers.
Japan’s Rakuten Group to start preparing for bank unit IPO
The planned listing will allow Rakuten Bank to make swift management decisions and take various growth and financial strategies.
Japan’s SoftBank pauses China investing as crackdown roils portfolio
Investments in China make up about a quarter of its portfolio.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts $2b profit in Q1, share weakness casts shadow
More than two-thirds of the portfolio of the first $100 billion Vision Fund is listed or exited.
SoftBank’s 2014 predictions of a new personal robot era now seem overly optimistic
The Pepper robot is clinging to life, with production shuttered and units with out-of-date components.