Sentences with phrase «japanese tech investor»

Uber says it will accept an investment from Japanese tech investor SoftBank, joining a growing portfolio of U.S. technology investments made by intrepid mogul Masayoshi Son.

The ride - hailing company says it will accept an investment from Japanese tech investor SoftBank.

Not exact matches

Sources previously told Reuters the choice has narrowed to one bid from Broadcom and U.S. tech fund Silver Lake and another from Toshiba chip partner Western Digital and Japanese government - related investors.

Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, chairman of SoftBank, a telecommunications and tech investment group, revealed plans for the fund last October and since then it has obtained commitments from some of the world's most deep - pocketed investors.

SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it was considering listing its Japanese wireless business — a move that could reportedly raise $ 18 billion and would accelerate the conglomerate's transformation into one of the world's biggest tech investors.

SoftBank's aggressive approach raised many tensions at Uber and among some of the company's smaller investors who believe that the Japanese tech giant will devalue the firm seeing how it's seeking to purchase its privately traded shares at a significant discount.