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2024-02-13
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SoftBank Vision Fund's February 2024 SEC filing represents the fund's first regulatory activity in 13 months, coinciding with SoftBank Group's strategic pivot toward AI investments and away from loss-making portfolio…
2024-02-13
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The most recent SEC filing (February 2024) indicates the fund remains active in US securities markets despite widely reported portfolio losses and restructuring in recent years
2022-12-19
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SoftBank Vision Fund filed filing with the SEC on 2022-12-19. Accession number: N/A.
2019-07-12
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SoftBank Vision Fund's July 12, 2019 multiple SEC filings likely represent simultaneous disclosure obligations across different regulatory thresholds, suggesting rapid capital deployment or ownership restructuring…
2019-07-12
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SoftBank Vision Fund's July 12, 2019 multiple filing date coincides with WeWork's pre-IPO crisis period when the company was receiving emergency funding from SoftBank, suggesting the filings may relate to changing…
2019-07-12
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Multiple SEC filings were submitted on the same date (July 12, 2019), suggesting a significant regulatory event, fund restructuring, or multiple simultaneous investment disclosures at that time
2019-07-09
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INFERENTIAL
The timing gap between Vision Fund's July 2019 SEC filings and WeWork's September 2019 IPO withdrawal suggests sophisticated investors were restructuring positions during the pre-public due diligence period when…
2018-11-29
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PRIMARY
SoftBank Vision Fund was always subject to CFIUS scrutiny, most notably on its Uber investment
2018-11-29
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SoftBank developed a CFIUS workaround structure using convertible non-voting shares that could later be converted to voting shares after CFIUS review or clearance
2018-11-29
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The convertible share structure was used in Vision Fund deals for Cohesity ($250m), Getaround ($300m), Light ($121m), Automation Anywhere ($300m), and View ($1.1 billion)
2017-06-15
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SoftBank Vision Fund's offshore corporate structure likely enables Saudi Public Investment Fund participation while minimizing CFIUS review triggers that would apply to foreign government investment in US-incorporated…
2017-05-20
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SoftBank Vision Fund was launched in 2017 with $98.6 billion in committed capital, making it the largest technology-focused venture capital fund in history
2017-05-15
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SoftBank Vision Fund raised $98.6 billion with Saudi Public Investment Fund contributing $45 billion
2016-10-14
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The Fund is managed in the United Kingdom by a subsidiary of SoftBank Group to deploy capital globally in the technology sector
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