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OakNorth Banks on Regulatory Expertise with Appointment of Adair Turner as Chairman

Adair Turner, former head of the Financial Services Authority, has been appointed chairman of OakNorth, a UK business bank backed…

2 years ago

With Alibaba stake cut, SoftBank’s Son cools toward China tech

SoftBank Group Corp's (9984.T) decision to sell down its Alibaba Group Holding (9988.HK), stake for a $34 billion gain may be aimed at…

3 years ago

Mexican used-car startup Kavak expands outside Latin America

Mexican used-car platform Kavak is investing $180 million to open offices and make its platform available in four new countries,…

3 years ago

SoftBank Vision Fund posts $26 bln loss; Son pledges defence

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) reported a record $26.2 billion loss at its Vision Fund investment arm on Thursday, as rising interest…

4 years ago

Softbank Group shares slide 3% after Didi, Arm, Grab triple setback

Shares in Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) dropped over 3% on Friday after the giant tech investor was hit with three…

4 years ago

SoftBank’s PayPay surges ahead in Japan’s digital payments race

For six decades, shoppers at Mikawaya, a rice dealer in eastern Tokyo, paid in cash - until sales staff from…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE SoftBank tech fund in talks to invest in Dubai cloud kitchen Kitopi-sources

SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is in talks to invest in Dubai "cloud kitchen" Kitopi's latest funding round through its second…

4 years ago

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads $775 million investment in Perch

SoftBank Group Corp's (9984.T) Vision Fund 2 has led a $775 million investment in Perch, a technology firm that buys…

5 years ago

SoftBank CEO slams Olympics as Japan races to catch up on vaccinations

Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son warned of significant dangers around holding the Olympics in Tokyo, where the government on Monday kicked…

5 years ago

SoftBank to lead nearly $1.2 billion investment in diagnostics firm Invitae

(Reuters) -Invitae Corp said on Monday a group of investors including SoftBank Group Corp will invest $1.15 billion in the…

5 years ago