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...
August 11, 2017
Flipkart Lands $2.5 Billion In Funding From SoftBank
SoftBank, the technology investment firm, has invested $2.5 billion in a funding round for Flipkart, the India eCommerce shopping company, marking the largest private investment in the country’s consumer tech...
August 10, 2017
EU/US: French Altice looks at bidding for Charter
Altice, the deal-hungry cable and telecoms group controlled by Franco-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi, is lining up a potential US$185 billion bid for Charter Communications, the second-largest US cable company, with...
August 07, 2017
US: Sprint and T-Mobile again exploring merger
Wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile are reportedly talking again about a merger that would, if completed, vault the resulting company into the No. 2 spot in the highly competitive industry,...
July 31, 2017
US: Charter declines merger offer from Sprint, Softbank
Charter Communications says it is not interested in acquiring wireless provider Sprint, an offer that was suggested by Sprint’s parent company Softbank. Masayoshi Son, who is the founder and CEO...
June 12, 2017
Softbank Buys Robotics Company Boston Dynamics From Google
SoftBank, the Japanese telecommunications company, announced late last week a subsidiary of SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics from Alphabet. Get the Full...
March 24, 2017
The Snapdeal Takeover Rumor Mill Keeps Turning
Speculation surrounding the possible acquisition of Indian online retailer Snapdeal continues to swirl as the company seeks investment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...