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CFOs On the Move: Week Ending June 24
McAfee, Boohoo, Carlsberg, Janus International, LaserShip, Wheels Up, JELD-WEN, LiveWire, SeaWorld, Deliveroo
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| June 24, 2022
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Symbotic to Go Public in $5.5B SPAC Deal
The company is seeking to accelerate its efforts to provide mobile robots to the warehouses of major retailers, grocers, and wholesalers.
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Matthew Heller
| December 13, 2021
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IPOs
WeWork to Go Public Via SPAC Merger in $9B Deal
The office-sharing startup is capitalizing on the SPAC boom following investor rejection of the IPO due to its losses.
By
Lauren Muskett
| March 26, 2021
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Risk & Compliance
SoftBank Shuns Call for Board Oversight of Vision Fund
Elliot Management wants the group to create a subcommittee to supervise the fund’s investment process.
By
Lauren Muskett
| July 6, 2020
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Financial Performance
SoftBank Group Warns of Big Losses
The company cited disastrous bets on tech companies.
By
Lauren Muskett
| April 13, 2020
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Credit & Capital
SoftBank-Backed Satellite Startup Files for Bankruptcy
OneWeb said it couldn’t obtain new funding from investors due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lauren Muskett
| March 30, 2020
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Credit & Capital
WeWork Investors Will Take ‘Necessary Actions’ If SoftBank Bails on Bailout
SoftBank agreed to the bailout deal in October.
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Lauren Muskett
| March 23, 2020
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Technology
SoftBank-Backed Online Store Brandless Shutting Down
Brandless fails at a direct-to-consumer model after three years of operations and $240 million in funding.
By
Vincent Ryan
| February 11, 2020
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Tech
SoftBank Posts Record Loss on Startup Bets
“My own investment judgment was really bad. I regret it in many ways," CEO Masayoshi Son admits.
By
Matthew Heller
| November 7, 2019
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Investor Relations
Why an Investor Soured on Softbank
Vitaliy Katsenelson revered Softbank's founder and thought he'd own the company's stock for decades. Why he changed his mind is instructive for CFOs.
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David McCann
| November 1, 2019
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Credit & Capital
WeWork Founder Gets $1.7B Payout to Leave Company
Adam Neumann will sell shares in the struggling office sharing startup and receive a line of credit and a consulting fee as part of a bailout deal.
By
Lauren Muskett
| October 23, 2019
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Strategy
The Key to Regional Investment: Understanding Complexity
With its big investment in Latin America, Softbank will have to manage significant complexity that varies greatly from market to market within the region.
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David McCann
| April 23, 2019
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Technology
Softbank’s Investment in WeWork: No Problem
The Japanese conglomerate's investment in a company whose CEO's business dealings are under fire won't derail its continuing success: Opinion.
By
David McCann
| April 18, 2019
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Corporate Finance
SoftBank Plans $21 Billion IPO
The massive IPO, which will value the business at $63 billion, is scheduled for December 19 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
By
William Sprouse
| November 12, 2018
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Strategy
Uber Takes on Softbank as Investor, Eyes IPO
The Japanese conglomerate is leading an investor group that could put as much as $10 billion into Uber as it prepares for an IPO in 2019.
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Matthew Heller
| November 13, 2017
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Risk & Compliance
Traders’ Assets Frozen in Insider Trading Probe
The SEC alleges the unidentified traders made $3.6 million in illegal profits related to the takeover of Fortress Investment Group by Japan's SoftBank.
By
Matthew Heller
| March 2, 2017
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