Once hyped for their vast scale, SoftBank’s tech investment funds are now notable for their huge losses. These stood at ¥5.3tn ($39bn) for last year, setting a record of precisely the wrong kind for Masayoshi Son, founder of the Japanese tech investment group.
The value destruction stands as a monument to a year in which rising interest rates pulled the rug on tech stocks. SoftBank is the sector’s biggest and best-known bull. Its own shares have halved from their 2021 peak.
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