September 17, 2023
SoftBank Seeks AI Deals After Successful Arm Listing
SoftBank reportedly wants to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) after successfully taking tech company Arm public. Masayoshi Son, founder and CEO of the Japanese conglomerate, is interested in investing tens of...
July 03, 2023
Japan Takes More Relax Approach To AI Regulations Compared To...
According to an official close to the deliberations, Japan is considering adopting less strict regulations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) compared to the European Union. The country sees...
May 08, 2023
Tech Companies Avoiding UK for IPOs
Tech companies have determined that the United Kingdom is not the place to launch their initial public offerings. This observation follows the decision of British semiconductor designer Arm to list in...
May 01, 2023
SoftBank Group Subsidiary Arm Planning IPO
Semiconductor designer Arm Ltd., a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, is planning an initial public offering (IPO). The organization has confidentially submitted a draft registration on Form F-1 — a filing...
September 14, 2022
SoftBank Could Self-Fund Vision Fund 3 or Ramp up Vision...
Japanese global tech and investment conglomerate SoftBank is said to be weighing the launch of a third Vision Fund or adding money to its Vision Fund 2, which along with...
July 20, 2022
UK’s Proposed Bill Paves the Way for New Stock-Listing Rules
The British government on July 19 set out plans to bolster the competitiveness of the U.K. as a global financial center to compete with Wall Street and consolidate its position...
March 01, 2022
Chinese B2B eCommerce Firm ICZoom Plans IPO
Chinese B2B eCommerce platform ICZoom has filed to raise about $22 million through an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. As Seeking Alpha reported Tuesday (March 1), the company...
January 31, 2022
Investors Move From China’s Consumer Market to “Hard Tech”
Start-up companies in China enjoyed record fundraising levels last year. But where did that money go? As The Financial Times reported Monday (Jan. 31), investments in social startups, eCommerce companies...
November 18, 2021
Paytm Shares Plunge in India’s Market Debut
Shares tumbled an estimated 25 percent in Paytm’s trading debut on the Bombay Stock Exchange, with shares trading at ₹1,614 hours after opening at ₹2,150, giving the company an estimated...