Softbank Sells $22 Billion of Alibaba Forward Contracts, Reduced Alibaba Holdings by More than 50%
4th August 2022 | Hong Kong
Softbank had reportedly sold around $22 billion of Alibaba forward contracts, reducing its Alibaba holdings by more than 50% through the forward contracts. According to the Financial Times report: ”Softbank could shrink its stake below the threshold for retaining its board seat and prevent it from including its share of Alibaba’s income in financial statements.” Earlier in 2022 May, Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Vision Funds had recorded $27 billion of losses (JPY 3.5 trillion) for the year ending 2022 March. At the 2022 earnings presentation, Softbank Masayoshi Son: ”We, SoftBank, should be taking defense.” SoftBank portfolio includes Coupang (-80%), GRAB (-79%) and Didi (-90%) which had performed badly since IPO and also key stake in Alibaba which had been impacted by China government clampdown on technology sector. Masayoshi Son is one of Japan’s top 10 richest man with around $22 billion of personal fortune.
“ Softbank Sells $22 Billion of Alibaba Forward Contracts, Reduced Alibaba Holdings by More than 50% “
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