Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 246
TelecomFinance’s Editor Pauline Renaud discusses the latest industry developments in “Open sesame“. This Viewpoint ran in TelecomFinance Issue 246. TelecomFinance’s Editor ...
Tag: SoftBank
Softbank close to selling Supercell stake for US$6.6bn – reports
Japan’s Softbank is reportedly in late-stage talks with Chinese media and communications holding company Tencent to sell its 73.2% stake in Finnish games maker Supercell for US$6.6bn. ...
Softbank to sell GungHo stake for Y73bn, upsizes Alibaba offering to US$10bn
Japanese telecoms giant Softbank plans to sell the majority of its 25.77% stake in local mobile gaming company GungHo Online Entertainment back to the ...
Softbank prices Alibaba share sales, expects to raise US$8.9bn
Japanese telecoms giant Softbank expects to raise US$8.9bn from the sale of shares in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba announced yesterday. Alibaba said in its own ...
Softbank to sell US$7.9bn in Alibaba shares to cut debt
Japanese telecoms group Softbank has said it will sell at least US$7.9bn worth of shares in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, equivalent to a ...
Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati says spectrum leaseco will launch within “several months”
Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati has confirmed that the company is working on a spectrum leasing company to complement its existing handset ...
Son could consider listing Softbank’s domestic assets
Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son could consider listing the Japanese telco’s domestic business to help bridge its some US$20bn valuation ...
Sprint raises US$3.1bn in two financings
US telco Sprint has raised another US$3.1bn in two financing transactions arranged by Mizuho: a US$1.1bn deal with its handset leaseco; ...
Verizon and Softbank sole serious contendors for Yahoo
Verizon and Softbank are reportedly the frontrunners in the bidding for Yahoo’s core internet business. Verizon, the US’ largest mobile operator, is considered ...
Verizon and Softbank sole serious contendors for Yahoo
Verizon and Softbank are reportedly the frontrunners in the bidding for Yahoo’s core internet business. Verizon, the US’ largest mobile operator, is considered ...
