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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
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…
2023-03-15
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SoftBank Vision Fund posted record losses of $32 billion in fiscal year ending March 2023
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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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
2019-07-12
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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…
2019-07-09
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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…
2019-06-15
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The Jersey corporate domicile of Vision Fund (SVF GP Limited) suggests that any restructuring of WeWork positions may have been executed through unregistered offshore agreements, potentially evading SEC filing…
2019-06-15
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The convertible non-voting share structure used by SoftBank Vision Fund (established 2018) could have allowed the fund to alter its economic exposure to WeWork without triggering SEC beneficial ownership reporting…
2019-06-15
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SoftBank Vision Fund's SEC filing pattern shows activity clustering around major portfolio stress events rather than routine regulatory schedules, with multiple filings on July 12, 2019 during the WeWork crisis period
2018-11-29
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The convertible non-voting share structure was used in at least five SoftBank Vision Fund deals (Cohesity, Getaround, Light, Automation Anywhere, View), all of which closed during the 2017-2019 period when Saudi PIF's…
2018-11-29
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SoftBank Vision Fund's convertible non-voting share structure (established 2018) was designed to circumvent CFIUS review of Saudi sovereign investments in US tech companies, and the fund's legal domicile in Jersey…
2018-11-29
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SoftBank Vision Fund was always subject to CFIUS scrutiny, most notably on its Uber investment
2018-11-29
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SoftBank's convertible non-voting share structure was explicitly characterized as a 'CFIUS workaround' in public reporting from November 2018, contemporaneous with Vision Fund dealmaking.
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)
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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SoftBank developed a documented CFIUS workaround using convertible non-voting shares that allowed portfolio companies to receive foreign capital without triggering immediate national security review, affecting at least…
2018-06-15
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SoftBank Vision Fund's use of convertible non-voting shares in US investments (documented in Cohesity, Getaround, Light, Automation Anywhere, and View deals) creates a legal mechanism where CFIUS review is triggered at…
2018-06-15
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SoftBank Vision Fund's use of convertible non-voting shares in US investments creates a structural gap where CFIUS review typically occurs at the point of conversion or voluntary notice filing, not at initial…
2018-06-15
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The $1.1 billion View (smart glass manufacturer) deal is the largest documented example of SoftBank's CFIUS workaround structure using convertible non-voting shares, and View's technology has potential dual-use…
2018-06-15
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SoftBank Vision Fund's use of convertible non-voting shares in multiple large deals (Cohesity, Getaround, Light, Automation Anywhere, View) during 2018 was explicitly structured as a CFIUS workaround, suggesting a…
2018-06-15
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The Vision Fund's CFIUS workaround structure using convertible non-voting shares was developed in 2018 specifically to allow foreign sovereign capital (including Saudi PIF's $45 billion) to invest in US technology…
2017-06-15
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The regulatory arbitrage mechanism operates through three layers: Japanese corporate intermediation (SoftBank Group), UK legal domicile (avoiding US incorporation requirements), and threshold management (minimizing SEC…
2017-06-15
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SoftBank Vision Fund's Jersey domicile means its general partner entity (SVF GP (Jersey) Limited) is not subject to UK Companies House public beneficial ownership disclosure requirements, creating a structural opacity…
2017-06-15
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The Vision Fund's concentration in dual-use technology companies while maintaining foreign legal structure creates a potential regulatory arbitrage where Saudi government capital accesses sensitive US technology…
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