How many companies has SoftBank invested?

In addition to the two Vision Funds, SoftBank set up a $5 billion Latin America Fund that has invested in 48 companies since its creation in March 2019.

Does SoftBank invest in public companies?

SoftBank Group Corp. sold roughly $14 billion worth of listed stocks last quarter, nearly triple the amount in the previous period, as the company increases pace of investment in technology startups. Son also doubled the pot for Vision Fund 2, where the company is a sole investor, to $40 billion since the end of March.

What companies do SoftBank own?

SoftBank Corp.

• SoftBank Corp. Provision of mobile communications services; sale of mobile devices; provision of broadband; other fixed-line communications services in Japan.
• A Holdings Corporation.
• Z Holdings Corporation.
• SB C&S Corp.
• Wireless City Planning Inc.
• SB Technology Corp.
• ITmedia Inc.
• Vector Inc.

Is SoftBank a hedge fund?

For investors, the reporting shift highlights the truth of what SoftBank Group has become: a fancy, highly managed fund — a hedge fund, perhaps — whose returns ought to be benchmarked against indexes of its peers and not as the technology company Son once ran.

Does China government Own Alibaba?

The third problem, unique in the context of China, is that Alibaba is not state-owned. The Chinese government has much weaker control over tech companies like Alibaba than over financial institutes such as the “Big Five” banks.

Is SoftBank selling Alibaba shares?

SoftBank Group Corp. quietly sold an additional $2.2 billion of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as part of the Japanese conglomerate’s fund-raising effort to pay down debt and buy back its own shares.

Who controls SoftBank?

Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist
Known for	Principal founder of Softbank
Title	Chairman and CEO, SoftBank