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TopicSoftBank Group

Topic: SoftBank Group

Adani Green buys SoftBank Energy India as it aims to be world’s largest clean energy supplier

The deal moves Adani Green closer to its goal of having 25 gigawatts of renewable power capacity by 2025.

Week after closing $800 mn funding, Swiggy set to raise $450 mn more, this time from SoftBank

SoftBank Group is likely to invest in Swiggy at $5.5 billion valuation. The financing is said to be awaiting approval from regulators.

‘Absolutely untrue’ – Oyo’s Ritesh Agarwarl denies bankruptcy claim after Rs 16 lakh claim

Oyo, one of the larger startups in the SoftBank Group’s portfolio, was struggling to restructure and whittle down loss-making operations even before the pandemic obliterated travel.

Now, SoftBank is considering bidding for TikTok in India in league with Jio & Airtel

TikTok is considering selling its operations in several countries after local govts shut out the app, in fears that sensitive user data was being shared with the Chinese state.

Policybazaar set to become first Indian digital start-up to go public as it plans 2021 IPO

Policybazaar plans to secure about $250 million in a round of financing at a $2 billion-plus valuation before a September 2021 initial public offering.

Sandeep Mathrani, WeWork’s new CEO says he has ‘plenty of luck’. He’ll need it

Sandeep Mathrani is a fixture in the clubby world of commercial real estate, but he also has some experience working with start-ups.

Grofers gets $200 million funding from SoftBank & others

The new investment from SoftBank comes after its other venture Uber Technologies made a $3 billion operating loss last year.

Why Bhavish Aggarwal of Ola turned down a $1.1 billion SoftBank deal

Aggarwal has grown concerned about SoftBank's influence as it took a stake in his archrival Uber and then encouraged the rivals to merge.

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son explained in his own words. About 3,03,513 of them

Ahead of Q1 results, an analysis of Son's comments from previous briefings to see how his focus has changed and what may lie ahead.

On Camera

UAE exit from OPEC isn’t about oil. Iran War making Gulf states seek new shelters

Britain’s failure to secure the oil of Arabia in the 1950s was no misjudgement. The sun was setting on the Empire, and a new hegemon had emerged. Is another anarchy on the rise now?

The rupee at record low will end India’s cheap- money era

The rupee’s fall to record lows amid rising energy-import costs and capital outflows is raising expectations that RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra may be forced to abandon his pause and hike rates.

76 yrs on, exhibition on Korean War brings to life independent India’s 1st overseas military deployment

'Guardians of Neutrality: India's Korean Mission', organised in Delhi, brought out unknown and forgotten aspects of the war.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.