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Founders of Gen Z app IRL allege Japanese group spread damaging lies about company
The timing could have been better if the company’s founder was going to cash in on its most lucrative investment
Japanese tech conglomerate hit by falling valuations in portfolio companies
Plus, investors choose to overlook the Credit Suisse AT1 fiasco and hedge fund managers score nine-figure salaries
Japanese conglomerate has committed more than $16bn since initial investment in 2017
Japan’s mobile payments market offers opportunity for growth
Britain’s most valuable fintech still faces obstacles to gaining Bank of England approval
ChatGPT creator in early discussions to create the ‘iPhone of artificial intelligence’
Analysts had expected an upgrade after tech group raised $5bn in listing
Plus, investment banks look to India and Goldman’s talks to sell GreenSky
In praise of bubbles
Japanese group’s decision to back US location-mapping company comes in wake of Arm listing
Japanese conglomerate is looking to invest tens of billions of dollars in AI after Arm’s blockbuster listing
Former SoftBank executive’s Bicycle Capital places $25mn bet on Brazilian motorbike rental start-up
After strong public debut, SoftBank-owned UK chip designer is trying to expand core business and stake out new ones
SoftBank-backed chip designer’s stock climbed as high as $63.59 in early trading as valuation exceeds $65bn
Move values UK chip designer at more than $52bn as it prepares to begin trading on Thursday
Perhaps not the hero we want, but maybe the hero we need
Plus, the fallout at BP and the latest drama to play out at ed-tech start-up Byju’s
The Arm IPO has intensified questions over the founder’s future strategy as well as his record as a dealmaker
Tech-focused boutique bank Raine Group has had a long and lucrative relationship with SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son
Pricing could land towards the top end of the initial range of $47-$51 a share
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Some fund managers on US roadshow see red flags in small size of listing and large number of banks involved
Can’t spell ripoff without IPO
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