Uber is considering taking money from SoftBank. With some tech companies struggling post-IPO, Silicon Valley could start looking elsewhere for cash — namely, to Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, technology investor Jason Calacanis told CNBC's "Squawk ... ( read original story ...)
Uber confirms SoftBank investment that may pave road to 2019 IPO
Ride hailing firm Uber has clinched a deal with Japan’s SoftBank and San Francisco’s Dragoneer ... Sabre Insurances set to raise £213 million in London IPO Sabre Insurance has announced plans for a London flotation that is expected to raise up to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank may secure stake in Uber
Ride-sharing company Uber announced a deal to sell a stake to Japan's SoftBank as the firm looked to turn a new page ahead of its planned IPO in 2019. The move was unveiled shortly after reports emerged that its former CEO Travis Kalanick and an ... ( read original story ...)
Over 1tn yen Japan Post share release planned for next year
Japan Post Holdings operates companies engaged in postal services, savings and life insurance. The company's shares have stagnated recently, falling below the IPO offering price of 1,400 yen as low interest rates in Japan have depressed profitability at ... ( read original story ...)
Uber says deal in works to sell stake to Japan’s SoftBank
Scandal hit ride-sharing company Uber on Sunday said it entered into a deal to sell a stake to Japan's SoftBank as the firm looks to turn a new page ahead of its planned IPO by 2019. The move was announced shortly after reports emerged that its former CEO ... ( read original story ...)
Sabre Insurances set to raise £213 million in London IPO
Uber confirms SoftBank investment that may pave road to 2019 IPO Ride hailing firm Uber has clinched a deal with Japan’s SoftBank and San Francisco’s Dragoneer on an investment that could lead the way to its stock market flotation in 2019. Eurozone ... ( read original story ...)
Uber gives green light for sale of stake to Japan’s SoftBank
Scandal hit ride-sharing company Uber on Sunday announced a deal to sell a stake to Japan's SoftBank, as the firm looks to turn a new page ahead of its planned IPO by 2019. The move was unveiled shortly after reports emerged that its former CEO Travis ... ( read original story ...)
Uber seals multi-billion dollar investment from Japan’s SoftBank
Ride-hailing giant Uber has sealed a massive multi-billion dollar investment from Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank ... the total deal valuation is unknown. Uber's IPO to take place before end of 2019 IPO Uber's agreement with the SoftBank and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Close Lower on US Tax Reform Jitters
A pedestrian walks past an electronics stock indicator at the window of a security company in Tokyo displaying the current rate of Tokyo Stock Exchange on November 9, 2017. (Photo:AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura) Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI : Japan’s cash-rich companies ready to spend more on M&A, not wages
Japanese companies are warming to mobilizing their mountains of accumulated cash for mergers and acquisitions but remain stubbornly resistant to wage increases, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government has struggled for years ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shook by 5.8-magnitude quake off eastern coast
According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the quake’s magnitude was 5.7, but it said that the quake was not strong enough to cause damage on the land. The news of a quake in Japan follows the devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Iran-Iraq that ... ( read original story ...)
Yakuza offices searched over disappearance of Kyoto consumer finance chief
OSAKA (TR) – Kyoto Prefectural Police have raided two properties connected with an organized crime group over the disappearance of the head of a Kyoto-based consumer finance company four years ago, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Nov. 11). According to ... ( read original story ...)
Contemporary Art Fair “ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2018” to Be Held at Park Hotel Tokyo
TOKYO, Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Park Hotel Tokyo announced on November 13 that it will co-host an art fair titled "ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO 2018" (AiPHT 2018) from March 9 to 11, 2018, a preview for invitees and press will be held on March 8, 2018 with ... ( read original story ...)
Serial killer dismembered schoolgirls’ corpses in his Tokyo apartment
But late last month, as the black widow’s murder trial continued, gruesome detail on an even more prolific serial killer hit the news. Police were called to an apartment in Zama, a quiet suburb in southwestern Tokyo, in the search for 23-year-old Aiko ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan to delay multi-billion dollar fighter jet development – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will delay a decision to develop a new advanced fighter jet, four sources said, as military planners struggle to settle on a design and officials splash out on new U.S. equipment such as ballistic missile interceptors and F-35 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans 2 sites for land-based Aegis missile shield
TOKYO -- Japan plans to place two land-based batteries of high-altitude ballistic missile interceptors -- one each in northern Akita Prefecture and western Yamaguchi Prefecture -- to add a new nationwide layer of defense, though the target operational date ... ( read original story ...)