Wednesday 6 November 2019

SoftBank’s Masa Son: I ignored WeWork’s problems, made bad investments in US tech firms, and I’m really sorry.

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son admits he made massive mistakes in his handling of the Japanese company’s multi-billion dollar investments into U.S. tech companies, WeWork in particular. “My own investment judgement was really bad,” he said at a Tokyo news conference, according to the Wall Street Journal. “I regret it in many ways.” After writing down the value of its holdings in WeWork and 20 other investments, SoftBank’s $100 billion tech-focused Vision Fund posted a



source https://therealdeal.com/2019/11/06/softbanks-masa-son-i-ignored-weworks-problems-made-bad-investments-in-us-tech-firms-and-im-really-sorry/

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