The 10 biggest crypto funding rounds of 2022 How much did Crypto Winter freeze venture funding? Fortune · Dec 29, 2022
SoftBank Can't Catch A Break: Fund Invested $100M In FTX Japanese conglomerate holding company SoftBank is positioned to take a big hit from its investments in bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The FTX losses are just the latest in a long string of disastrous investments for SoftBank in recent years that have resulted in billions of dollars of losses. Benzinga · Nov 14, 2022
Rollercoaster year for Matthew Moulding's THG continues as shares recover from historic low The Manchester-based online retailer owns Lookfantastic, Cult Beauty and MyProtein Birmingham Post · Nov 11, 2022
Japan's SoftBank returns to profit as investments rebound Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group has reported a 3 trillion yen, or $21 billion, profit for the July-September quarter, a sharp reversal from its loss a year ago The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
Tech investment giant SoftBank sells entire THG stake to Matthew Moulding and Qatar The move comes after a $1.6bn deal that would have seen SoftBank take a near 20% stake in a major division of THG was abandoned in July Manchester Evening News · Oct 18, 2022
THG shares rise after SoftBank sells stake to Moulding and Qatar Founder of online shopping group cements control as Japanese firm offloads its holding at £450m loss The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
SoftBank sells entire THG stake to Matthew Moulding and Qatar THG said it will receive £31m in proceeds after agreeing to sell 67.8 million shares to Qatar Investment Authority Birmingham Post · Oct 18, 2022
SoftBank cuts 150 jobs as investments plummet It comes just weeks after the firm posted a staggering $23 billion (£19 billion) net loss Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022
Why the value of my second-hand Toyota has risen tenfold in Japan With new cars in short supply, AI is shaping a booming second hand market Financial Times · Sep 28, 2022
Top Financial Media Stories Friday, September 16: Uber Internal Systems Hacked By A Teenager, Germany Takes Control of Oil Refineries Owned by Russia's Rosneft, Kanye West End Apparel Partnership with Gap And More.. New York Times Benzinga · Sep 16, 2022
Truss and Kwarteng in fresh push to persuade SoftBank to list Arm in UK Cambridge-based chip designer’s owner prefers US to London but PM and chancellor aim to revive talks The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022
Masayoshi Son sounds a warning for vision-peddlers everywhere The SoftBank founder has sent investors an uncharacteristic message of risk aversion — and that’s a problem for Japan Financial Times · Aug 13, 2022
Why SoftBank's Billionaire CEO Can't Harness His Inner Warren Buffett And Buy The Market Dip Japanese investment heavyweight SoftBank Group Corp reported a record $23-billion quarterly loss on Monday. Benzinga · Aug 8, 2022
Investment giants lower stakes in Matthew Moulding's THG THG founder and chief executive Matthew Moulding is the single largest shareholder in the group Birmingham Post · Aug 8, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022 SoftBank CEO ‘ashamed’ of pride in past profits as record losses prompt cost cuts Japanese technology and investment group is seeking to float UK-based chip maker Arm
Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2022 SoftBank posts record £19bn loss as tech investments flop The results add further pain on top of the $26 billion loss its Vision Fund posted in May
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 8, 2022 Japan Tech Giant Softbank Posts $23 Billion Quarterly Loss Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a $23.4 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rates. SoftBank Group Corp.’s loss of 3.16 trillion yen was a reversal from its 762 billion yen profit in the same quarter…
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022 Japan tech giant SoftBank posts $23 billion quarterly loss Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a $23 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rates
Manchester Evening News · Jul 27, 2022 One of Manchester's richest men gifts shares worth over £800,000 to his mates for free Mr Moulding recently completed the donation of millions of pounds to charitable causes in the city.
Birmingham Post · Jul 27, 2022 THG boss Matthew Moulding hands shares worth more than £800,000 to friends for free Mr Moulding has a stake of about 22% in THG
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2022 Unilever demonstrates an impressive degree of pricing muscle Upgrading its revenue guidance is reassuring after the firm’s failed tilt at GSK’s consumer arm, but things remain volatile
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2022 UK e-commerce firm THG ends investment deal with Japan’s SoftBank Company, which owns sites such as Lookfantastic and Zavvi, blames ‘global macroeconomic conditions’
Birmingham Post · Jul 26, 2022 THG and SoftBank abandon $1.6bn deal over 'global macroeconomic conditions' The deal was first announced in May 2021
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022 SoftBank ‘halts plans’ for Arm’s London listing amid political instability Loss of UK chip designer’s flotation would jeopardise capital’s attempt to prove it can compete against US
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022 Owner of UK chip designer Arm says London still in running for flotation SoftBank chief has been lobbied to bring public offering to the UK but says Nasdaq still his ‘main preference’