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SoftBank has either reopened the IPO market or killed it
The average private equity investment now maturing will have run into a macroeconomic slowdown and rising borrowing costs
September 17, 2023
IPO
Chip designer Arm jumps 25% in debut win for owner SoftBank
The debut stands as a vindication for Son, SoftBank’s chairman and chief executive officer
September 15, 2023
IPO
SoftBank’s Arm rises up to 15% after year’s biggest IPO
The shares opened trading Thursday at US$56.10 and were selling for US$58.86 at 12.19pm in New York.
September 15, 2023
IPO
SoftBank-backed Arm prices IPO at US$51 a share
At the IPO price, Arm is valued at about US$54.5 billion
September 14, 2023
IPO
SoftBank’s Arm seeks to raise up to US$4.87 billion in anticipated IPO
Arm will offer 95.5 million American depositary shares for US$47 to US$51 each, the company said in a filing Tuesday.
September 05, 2023
IPO
SoftBank lines up Apple, Nvidia as strategic Arm IPO backers
The show of support from some of the tech industry’s biggest names will help bolster the offering
September 03, 2023
IPO
How SoftBank's Arm plans to ride the AI wave to biggest IPO of 2023
Arm designs key parts of the chips powering almost every smartphone on the planet.
August 22, 2023
Semiconductor
Arm's IPO task: Convince investors it's an AI company
Arm's IPO could be the year’s biggest; it could also provide an interesting temperature check for the AI fever
July 27, 2023
Digital Economy
SoftBank pledges sweeping cost cuts after US$23.4 billion loss
"The loss is the biggest in our corporate history and we take it very seriously."
August 09, 2022
Digital Economy
SoftBank reports record US$23.4 billion loss as holdings fall
Son has been taking defensive measures.
August 08, 2022