November 22, 2017
India: SoftBank seeks greater clout in global ride-hailing market
Masayoshi Son is looking to strengthen his grip on the global ride-hailing market, with SoftBank entering talks to become the dominant shareholder in Ola, Uber’s local rival in India. The...
November 10, 2017
Uber Eyes 2019 IPO
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Thursday (Nov. 9) that the company is targeting 2019 for its initial public offering. Speaking during The New York Times’ DealBook conference that was covered...
November 07, 2017
Softbank CEO Says He Can Walk Away From Uber Investment
Masayoshi Son, the head of SoftBank who is in talks to make a big investment in ridesharing company Uber Technologies, warned he could walk away. Bloomberg, citing Son, reported news...
November 02, 2017
US: Sprint and T-Mobile merger talks are still alive
According to The Wall Street Journal’s sources, on Wednesday, November 1, Sprint and T-Mobile’s CEOs met to discuss salvaging the companies’ merger talks. The meeting occurred after a T-Mobile board...
November 02, 2017
Kalanick’s Role Could Derail $10B Uber/SoftBank Deal
Uber Technologies’ efforts to complete an investment by SoftBank Group that would inject billions of dollars into the ride-hailing company is at risk, thanks to former CEO Travis Kalanick. Citing...
October 23, 2017
EEUU: Sufre retrasos fusión de Sprint y T-Mobile
El impulso para fusionar a los rivales en telecomunicaciones Sprint y T-Mobile está tomando más tiempo de lo esperado y las empresas probablemente retrasarán el anuncio hasta mediados o finales...
October 22, 2017
US: Sprint and T-Mobile merger timetable delayed
The push to merge wireless rivals Sprint and T-Mobile is taking longer than expected and the companies likely will delay news until mid or late November, according to a published...
September 19, 2017
US: T-Mobile and Sprint are in merger talks
T-Mobile and Sprint are in active talks about a merger, according to the Financial Times. Both companies and their parents, Deutsche Telekom and Softbank, have been in frequent conversations about...
September 13, 2017
SoftBank Takes Another Run At Acquiring Uber Stake
SoftBank has gotten one step closer to acquiring a considerable stake in Uber, as the ride-hailing company will soon formally offer some of its shares to investors in exchange for...