SoftBank Mergers & Acquisitions

SoftBank M&A Summary

SoftBank has acquired 33 companies, including 9 in the last 5 years. A total of 11 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 19 assets.

SoftBank’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Arm Limited for $37.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Sprint to T-Mobile US for $59.0B. SoftBank has acquired in 7 different US states, and 10 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (20%) and internet software and services (14%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity45
    • M&A Buy Activity30
    • M&A Sell Activity16
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 39

SoftBank

SoftBank Group Corp.

1-9-1 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku,
Tokyo, 105-7303
Japan,
+81-3-6889-2000
www.softbank.jp

All (45) Buy (30) Sell (15)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-10-08 ABB Ltd’s Robotics Business · Machinery
Zurich, Switzerland

ABB Ltd’s Robotics Business is focused on the development, manufacture, and sale of industrial robots.

Revenue (mlns) 2,279 USD
EBITDA (mlns) 313 USD
5,375
17.2x EBITDA
2.4x REVENUE
Divestiture

SoftBank

ABB


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