Masayoshi Son

Type: Person

Name: Masayoshi Son

Title: Chief Executive Officer, Founder

Organization: Softbank Capital

Date of Birth: 11/08/1957

Place of Birth: Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan

Nationality: Japan

Fact Sheet: Biography for Masayoshi Son

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Masayoshi Son

Softbank offers US govt director veto at Sprint

Softbank has agreed to give the US government the right to approve one of the board directors at Sprint in an attempt to ease security concerns over its proposed takeover of the operator the Wall Street Journal reports.That director will be responsible ... [Published Gulftelenews.com - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Takeover, Masayoshi Son, House Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Softbank Corp

Blakeman to Malzberg: US Should Reject SoftBank Bid for Sprint

Federal regulators should reject the $20.1 billion offer from SoftBank Corp. of Japan for most of Sprint Nextel Corp. because “we cannot have our infrastructure relying on foreign ownership and control,” says GOP strategist Brad Blakeman.“There needs ... [Published Gnom.es - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Steve Malzberg

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Charles E Schumer

Schumer warns SoftBank-Sprint deal could open door to hackers

Allowing Japanese company SoftBank to buy Sprint could expose critical communications networks to hackers, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned in a letter to federal regulators on Friday.He worried that the deal could help the Chinese government to spy ... [Published The Hill - May 24 2013]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Charles E Schumer, Computer Hacker, UTStarcom Inc, Masayoshi Son

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Clearwire Corp

The World Series of Telecom Poker: DISH vs. SoftBank

Keep track of the stocks that matter to you.Help yourself with the Fool's FREE and easy new watchlist service today.Are we watching two companies engaging in the usual mergers and acquisition maneuvering between rivals? Or are the daily moves and countermoves ... [Published Motley Fool - May 24 2013]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Clearwire Corp, Masayoshi Son, Charlie Ergen

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Dish adds Scotiabank to finance Sprint deal -sources

n"May 23 (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has added Canada's Scotiabank to the four banks it had already lined up to finance its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, according to two people familiar with the matter.Reuters reported on May 15 that Dish ... [Published Reuters - May 24 2013]

Entities: Sprint Nextel Corporation, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Softbank Corp, Charlie Ergen

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Sprint Nextel Corporation

Softbank reportedly offers to give U.S. government a say over Sprint board

Print: May 24, 2013Last Modfied: May 24, 2013NEW YORK – Softbank is offering to give the U.S. government an unusual degree of influence over the operations of Sprint Nextel amid security concerns raised by the proposed cross-border takeover, The Wall ... [Published Japan Times - May 23 2013]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Sprint Nextel Corporation, United States Government, Takeover

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

Charlie Ergen

Untangling the DISH-Sprint-SoftBank Affair

It’s a bizarre love triangle: Japan’s SoftBank wants Sprint Nextel, which wants the rest of wireless broadband affiliate Clearwire that it doesn’t already own. But satellite TV provider DISH also covets Sprint and Clearwire, and might even partner with ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Softbank Corp, Clearwire Corp, Charlie Ergen, Masayoshi Son

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Softbank Invites U.S. Government Into the Boardroom to Soothe Security Fears

To win approval for its takeover of Sprint Nextel, Tokyo’s SoftBank is apparently ready to let Washington . The goal, of course, is to make sure our telecom networks aren’t sullied with foreign intrusion (or, one assumes, foreign gear since approval may ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 23 2013]

Entities: Softbank Corp, United States Government, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Security

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Japan's SoftBank to give US govt Sprint board choice

NEW YORK: Japan's SoftBank is preparing to give the US government an unusual degree of influence over the operations of Sprint Nextel, after security concerns raised by the proposed cross-border takeover, The Wall Street Journal reported online."Tokyo-based ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - May 23 2013]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Takeover, United States Government, Masayoshi Son

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Are Dish and SoftBank in a Race for Sprint?

Sprint Nextel Corp. ( NYSE:S ) has entered into negotiations with Dish Network Corp. ( NASDAQ:DISH ) despite already having an offer from Japanese company SoftBank Corp ., an offer that has a rapidly approaching deadline of June 12.On June 12 Sprint shareholders ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Softbank Corp, Clearwire Corp, Masayoshi Son

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dish offer

Sprint Nextel Corp said its Japanese suitor SoftBank Corp granted it a waiver allowing it to consider a $25.5 billion rival bid by Dish Network Corp, as pressure mounts on SoftBank to sweeten its offer for the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier.Sprint said its ... [Published 4 Traders - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Softbank Corp, Waiver, Masayoshi Son

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dish offer

SoftBank, which agreed last October to pay $20.1 billion for a 70 percent stake in Sprint, said it was confident its bid would prevail and announced in a separate filing on Tuesday that it would issue 400 billion yen ($3.9 billion) in bonds in June, the ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 21 2013]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Waiver, Masayoshi Son, Charlie Ergen

Quotes

...After all, Son has said, "[i]n the sprint-softbank transaction, clearwire's spectrum is the key."

The World Series of Telecom Poker: DISH vs. SoftBank [Published Motley Fool - May 24 2013]

"he himself admits he’s an amateur to our mobile industry" added Son, for good measure

Untangling the DISH-Sprint-SoftBank Affair [Published BusinessWeek - May 23 2013]

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Schumer warns SoftBank-Sprint deal could open d... [Published The Hill - May 24 2013]
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Dish adds Scotiabank to finance Sprint deal -so... [Published Reuters - May 24 2013]
Untangling the DISH-Sprint-SoftBank Affair [Published BusinessWeek - May 23 2013]
Softbank reportedly offers to give U.S. governm... [Published Japan Times - May 23 2013]
Softbank Invites U.S. Government Into the Board... [Published BusinessWeek - May 23 2013]
SoftBank grants US government the right to appr... [Published ZDNet - May 23 2013]
Japan's SoftBank to give US govt Sprint board c... [Published Qatar Peninsula - May 23 2013]
Softbank grants US government the right to appr... [Published The Next Web - May 23 2013]
SoftBank pledges to work with US government as ... [Published The Verge - May 23 2013]
Japan's SoftBank to give US govt Sprint board c... [Published MENAFN - May 23 2013]
Japan's SoftBank to give US govt Sprint board c... [Published West Australian - May 23 2013]
Is Clearwire Ready to Give It All to Sprint? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 22 2013]
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Sprint Nextel Corporation (S), SoftBank, Clearw... [Published InsiderMonkey.com - May 22 2013]
Report: Dish Bids $2 Billion for LightSquared S... [Published Wireless Week - May 22 2013]
Sprint and SoftBank Face Reality, Up Clearwire ... [Published Motley Fool - May 21 2013]
Are Dish and SoftBank in a Race for Sprint? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 21 2013]
Softbank's Son and His Sprint Puppet Hesse Blin... [Published Forbes.com - May 21 2013]
Are Dish and SoftBank in a Race for Sprint? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 21 2013]
Softbank to sell ¥400 billion in bonds [Published Japan Times - May 21 2013]
Softbank to revise or cancel Hokkaido megasolar... [Published ECN - May 21 2013]
Softbank to issue record bonds for Sprint takeover [Published Business Recorder - May 21 2013]
Sprint to Give Dish Non-Public Data After SoftB... [Published Washington Post - May 21 2013]
Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dis... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 21 2013]
Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dis... [Published 4 Traders - May 21 2013]
Sprint gets waiver from Softbank, permitting di... [Published The Oregon Herald - May 21 2013]

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