SoftBank’s share fall by 10% on their stock market debut

Investors worries include SoftBank Corp’s exposure to Huawei. SoftBank has stated it plans on replacing its Huawei-provided 4G network equipment with those of other suppliers – an expensive and time-consuming affair. In a rare development, shares of Japan’s SoftBank Corp fell by more than 10% on debut as investor appetite for what has been Japan’s…

SoftBank’s mobile unit listing on Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 19: DealWatch

DealWatch’s report, citing anonymous sources, have named Nomura Holdings, SMBC Nikko Securities, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, among the global coordinators for whats is likely to be Japan’s biggest ever IPO on November 12. According to a report from DealWatch, citing unnamed sources, SoftBank Group Corp’s mobile unit is expected to win an approval…

Western Digital led consortium wants $464 million from Apple to help finance its bid for Toshiba’s chip business

While Toshiba has narrowed down the pool of suitors, all the bids have Apple, its key customer, as a common denominator. On Friday, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported that a group, which includes Western Digital, has sought $464 million (50 billion yen) from Apple Inc to help finance a bid for Toshiba Corp’s NAND chip…