July 15, 2021
India’s Anti-Monopoly Watchdog OKs SoftBank Investment In Food Delivery App...
SoftBank‘s Vision Fund II will now be able to invest in Swiggy, the food delivery app, after being approved by the Indian anti-monopoly watchdog, a report from Economic Times says....
July 09, 2021
SoftBank Acquiring 10 Pct Stake In South Korea’s Yanolja Before...
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is in the midst of discussions to acquire a 10 percent stake in South Korean travel booking platform Yanolja ahead of the startup’s U.S. public listing,...
June 04, 2021
SoftBank Wants Back Into Flipkart; May Shell Out $700 Million
The wheel of fortune is spinning again for Walmart-controlled Flipkart. Last month, the word on the street was that India’s Flipkart was out to raise $1 billion or more before...
June 02, 2021
Nvidia CEO “Confident” Of Getting Regulators’ OK For Arm Deal
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said he is still confident regulators will green-light its US$40 billion acquisition of SoftBank Group’s Arm, despite growing skepticism about the deal’s prospects. Government approval in...
April 15, 2021
SoftBank Vision Fund Moves Toward $450 Million Investment In Swiggy
The SoftBank Vision Fund is preparing to invest $450 million in Indian food delivery startup Swiggy, Indian publication The Economic Times reported, after a few years of sitting on the...
March 19, 2021
Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Eyes IPO, Could Raise $9 Billion
Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported on Friday (March 19), citing people familiar with the plans. An IPO for the Chinese ride-hailing...
March 03, 2021
Key SPAC Executives Rewrite Stock Investment Terms
Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) buyers are looking at more stringent, aggressive terms as the popularity of these types of investments grows, Bloomberg reported. Some of those looking at higher...
January 25, 2021
Reports Say Grab Will Tap Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan For...
Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing and delivery behemoth Grab chose Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan Chase to underwrite a possible $2 billion initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. 25), citing sources....
January 18, 2021
Sequoia Could Put $7.2 Billion Into Auto1 With IPO Approaching
Sequoia Capital has agreed to invest around 6 billion euros in Auto1 Group before the online car trading platform’s initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. 18), citing anonymous sources. Germany-based...