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RSS softbankSoftbank scoops up Japan Telecom for $3bn
News Softbank has turned up the heat in Japan's cutthroat broadband market by paying a total of $3bn for Japan Telecom. When added to Softbank's 4 million-plus broadband subscribers under the Yahoo! Earlier... [27 May 2004]
Softbank to boost start-ups in developing countries
News Global Internet incubator, Softbank, has teamed up with the World Bank to fund Net start-up companies in developing countries. The joint subsidiary, known as Softbank Emerging Markets (SBEM) will... [14 Feb 2000]
Softbank gives the money back
News Japanese venture capital fund Softbank is voluntarily giving money back to corporate investors. Softbank Europe is handing back between £137m and £171m to investors that say they need the cash back to... [27 Sep 2001]
Softbank targets European start-ups with $1bn VC drive
News Japanese Internet software group, Softbank, is storming into the European venture capital market with the launch of two funds totalling £630m ($1bn). Softbank said £285m ($450m) of the money will be used... [09 Mar 2000]
Softbank Investment Data Is Safe - and Available - With L20/L40 Tape Libraries
White Paper Softbank Investment operates five servers, beginning with its key Sun Solaris and Oracle-based system for managing the various funds, and including a consolidated accounting system. To solve this... [04 May 2004]
Softbank's Body Shop deal goes down the plug hole
News The Body Shop Digital unit, formed in April with Softbank, will be shut down, pushing back implementation of the Body Shop's US ecommerce strategy to the second half of 2001. Working with the infrastructure we already... [20 Dec 2000]
Softbank loses billions
News Japanese dot-com sponsor Softbank has made a huge loss - the biggest in its history - after writing off the bulk of its investments. Softbank announced six-month figures showing a Y54.3bn loss (£312m),... [20 Nov 2001]
Online healthcare for Japan from Softbank
News Internet company, Softbank, and healthcare specialists, Healtheon, are partnering in Japan to supply healthcare information on the Web. The healthcare content will be provided by Healtheon while Softbank... [02 Dec 1999]
Tepco forms alliance with Microsoft and Softbank
News Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is to sign a deal with Microsoft and Softbank to provide Internet access over its network, according to reports in Japanese papers. The deal will set up a company that will work as an... [11 Aug 1999]
News Corp and Softbank to launch Net ventures
News Rupert Murdoch - one time Internet sceptic - yesterday inked an agreement that will see News Corporation and Japan's Softbank bring US Internet companies to the UK, Australia, India and New Zealand. It will draw on the... [02 Jul 1999]
C&W exits Japan with sale of unit to Softbank
News Broadband rising star Softbank is to pay 12.3bn yen (£62.8m) for Cable and Wireless Japanese operation IDC, a business that C&W fought tooth and nail to purchase at the height of the telecoms bubble. The fixed line... [27 Oct 2004]
The Body Shop tests ecommerce waters
News Cosmetics retailer, The Body Shop, is forming a partnership with Softbank Venture Capitalist, the US subsidiary of Japan's Softbank, to develop its ecommerce strategy. The company does not sell products... [27 Apr 2000]
Yahoo! Japan joins DSL market
News Japan is teaming up with Softbank to enter the domestic ADSL market. The merger is backed by Softbank, the Japanese internet investment house, which will own 90 per cent of the venture with 10 per cent... [19 Jun 2001]
Update: Vodafone sells Japanese arm for £8.9bn
News Vodafone has completed the sale of its Japanese arm to local internet and telecoms company Softbank in a deal that values the company at ¥1.8tr, or around £8.9bn. Softbank will now become the sole owner... [17 Mar 2006]
Yahoo! spends $500m to buy back its sites
News The company has signed a deal with Japanese investment group Softbank, one of its former shareholders, for the repurchase of its stake in Yahoo! Until now, Softbank held 30 per cent of Yahoo! s CEO, said... [08 Nov 2005]
