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Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Wednesday, March 30

Reuters Carrefour Aims To Install EV Charging Stations

Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022

Here's How Arm Looks To Speed Up Its US IPO

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF)-owned Arm Ltd, looks to transfer shares in its China joint venture to a SoftBank special purpose vehicle to speed up its U.S. IPO, the Financial Times reports. SoftBank will hold 28% of Arm China after the transfer, Bloomberg reports. Arm will hold less than 20% of Arm China and treat it…

Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022

China Tech's Dwindling Fortunes Fuel More Alibaba Stake Selloff Speculations By SoftBank

The dwindling fortunes of the Chinese tech shares have prompted concerns over Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) stake selloff by SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF), the Wall Street Journal reports. SoftBank's single most significant investment in the e-commerce giant was hit hard by the domestic crackdown. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index of U.S.-listed Chinese stocks…

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

GM buys SoftBank’s $2.1 Billion stake in Cruise self-driving unit

General Motors Co. bought out the SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s stake in self-driving startup Cruise LLC for $2.1 billion, ending the Japanese investment firm’s involvement in the business and giving the Detroit automaker 80% ownership.

Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2022

SoftBank Founder Boosts Collateral To 33% Of Stock As Stock Prices Sink

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son has raised the collateral stock to financial institutions as its shares plunged over 2021, Bloomberg reports. Son boosted the stock pledged as collateral to ~33% of his stake or 153.3 million shares in SoftBank as its shares sank 60% from their peak last year.…

Benzinga · Mar 15, 2022

SoftBank-Owned Arm Ltd Looks To Prune ~1K Jobs As It Prepares For IPO

SoftBank Group Corp(OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF)-owned Arm Ltd looks to slash 15% of its workforce as it prepares for its initial public offering, Bloomberg reports. Arm aims to trim 12% - 15% of U.K. staff to control spending and focus on fewer projects. Also Read: SoftBank Aims For Arm IPO After Nvidia Dumps Takeover Plans, US Joins…

Benzinga · Mar 15, 2022

Japan Fashion Magnate Maezawa Buys ‘Affectionate’ Robot Venture

Japanese fashion magnate Yusaku Maezawa is buying robotics startup Groove X, which makes an "affectionate" companion robot, saying on Tuesday he was drawn by its ability to "make people feel happy". A fund owned by Maezawa has taken a majority stake in the startup, founded by an alumni of SoftBank…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2022

SoftBank's $1B Block Sale Is Causing Coupang's Meltdown

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) Vision Fund's block trade sale worth $1 billion on March 9 triggered Coupang Inc (NYSE:CPNG) share's recent meltdown. SVF Investments (UK) Ltd sold 50 million Coupang shares for $20.87 per share. Coupang's shares closed at $22.70 on March 9 and $18.94 on March 10. Also Read: South Korean E-Commerce Company Coupang…

Benzinga · Mar 14, 2022

WeWork's Empty Chair Sparks Speculation Of Founder Adam Neumann's Return: Bloomberg

WeWork Inc (NYSE:WE) is yet to fill the Chair position since Marcelo Claure's exit in January, Bloomberg reports. Claure, SoftBank Group Corp's (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) former COO, had held that position since the Japanese conglomerate rescued WeWork from near-insolvency in 2019.  Claure resigned in January from SoftBank, the biggest investor in WeWork. Adam Neumann can…

Benzinga · Feb 25, 2022

Here's Why Alibaba Dumped Its Fundraising Plans

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) discussed raising at least $1 billion for Lazada before calling off negotiations when talks bogged down over the Southeast Asian online mall's valuation, Bloomberg reports. Alibaba had aimed to secure financing for Lazada ahead of its spinoff and a potential initial public offering. Alibaba ditched the fundraising…

Benzinga · Feb 23, 2022