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
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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