Masayoshi Son: How Can the Founder-CEO of SoftBank Navigate the Challenges?
| Case Code: BECG183 Case Length: 12 Pages Period: 2020-2023 Pub Date: 2024 Teaching Note: Available |
Price: Rs.400 Organization: SoftBank Group Corp Industry: Conglomerate Countries: Japan Themes: Investment Decisions, Governance PracticesFamily Business,Venture Capital |
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Introduction
In April 2023, Japanese multinational investment management company SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank) announced its plans to sell its venture capital arm SoftBank Ventures Asia (SVA) to Singapore-based investment firm The EdgeOf (EdgeOf). The announcement left industry analysts concerned over SoftBank’s governance standards as EdgeOf was owned by Taizo Son (Taizo), youngest brother of founder and CEO of SoftBank Masayoshi Son (Son). Son also came under intense scrutiny from SoftBank’s investors after the company’s venture capital fund, the Vision Fund, recorded losses of US$32 billion for the financial year ended March 31, 2023..
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