Masayoshi Son

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But why did SoftBank Group Chairman Masayoshi Son compare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as the next Steve Jobs?

Oct 29, 2020, 12:58 PM IST

Jack Ma steps down from SoftBank board

Ma is close with SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son.

May 18, 2020, 17:03 PM IST

SoftBank opens up wallet for Paytm; infuses Rs 9,000 crore

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has pumped in USD 1.4 billion (over Rs 9,079 crore) in Indian digital payments platform, Paytm, marking the largest fund infusion by a single investor in an Indian start-up.

May 18, 2017, 19:36 PM IST

Will surpass $10 bn investment commitment for India: SoftBank

Positive on India's prospects, Japan's SoftBank today pledged that it will "surpass" the stated commitment of investing USD 10 billion in the country as it ramps up investments in solar power generation and Internet-led businesses.

Dec 02, 2016, 18:04 PM IST

Japan's SoftBank writes down India investment by $560 million

Japan's SoftBank Corp has booked an investment loss of 58.14 billion yen (USD 560 million) on its investments in India including cab-hailing firm Ola and e-commerce company Snapdeal.

Nov 08, 2016, 13:40 PM IST

SoftBank to buy UK chip designer ARM for around $32 billion

Japan`s SoftBank Group Corp is set to agree a deal to buy British chip designer ARM Holdings PLC for around $32 billion, a source familiar with the deal said, adding an announcement could come later in the day.

Jul 18, 2016, 10:31 AM IST

Ken Miyauchi to replace Nikesh Arora as SoftBank president

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Wednesday said Ken Miyauchi, head of the group's Japanese telecommunications operations, would replace Nikesh Arora as president and chief operating officer.

Jun 22, 2016, 12:38 PM IST

SoftBank President Nikesh Arora to resign over differences with CEO Masayoshi Son

Seen as a potential successor to the company's Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son, Softbank said Arora and Son had disagreed over when Arora would replace CEO as the head of the group.

Jun 21, 2016, 17:44 PM IST

SoftBank's investments in India may surpass $10 billion

Having made a string of technology investments in India, Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank has said its investments in the country will top USD 10 billion in 5-10 years.

May 30, 2016, 12:13 PM IST

Japan keen to invest in India’s infrastructure growth story: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and a number of investors in Japan have shown a keen interest in investing in India’s infrastructure growth story.

May 30, 2016, 11:45 AM IST

Arun Jaitley seeks Japanese investments; meets SoftBank CEO

Seeking to woo investors from Asia's second biggest economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday began his six-day Japan visit as he met Masayoshi Son, the CEO of Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Group, which is eyeing "one of the biggest" investments in solar power sector in India.

May 29, 2016, 18:29 PM IST