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Asia-PacificApril 3 2018

Will the SoftBank rollercoaster ride stay on track?

Japan's SoftBank Group, fronted by Masayoshi Son, has a dizzying number of investments dotted all around the world. Where this will take the debt-laden company is the topic of much debate. Adrienne Klasa assesses the situation.
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A humanoid robot. The world’s biggest technology fund. A baseball team. A Silicon Valley unicorn. A Chinese e-commerce giant.

At first glance, none of these have much in common – but they are all pieces of the growing empire of SoftBank Group, the ambitious Japanese conglomerate led by Masayoshi Son.

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