SoftBank - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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SoftBank M&A Summary

SoftBank has acquired 27 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 18 assets.

SoftBank’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired ARM Holdings 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 6 different US states, and 9 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (24%) and internet software and services (16%).

SoftBank Business Overview

Where is SoftBank headquartered?

SoftBank is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

What is SoftBank’s revenue?

SoftBank disclosed revenue of 6,570,439M JPY for 2023 and 6,221,534M JPY for 2022.

How many employees does SoftBank have?

SoftBank has 80,909 employees.

What sector is SoftBank in?

SoftBank is a diversified company.

When was SoftBank founded?

SoftBank was founded in 1981.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity40
    • M&A Buy Activity26
    • M&A Sell Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 13
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 33
  • M&A Advisors 8

SoftBank

SoftBank Group Corp.

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

SoftBank is a diversified telecommunications and internet corporation, with operations in broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, Internet, broadmedia, technology services, finance, media and marketing, and other businesses. SoftBank was founded in 1981 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 23 1 1 - 1 - 26
vol $80.3B $80.3B
Sell (1.4/yr) # 8 3 3 - 1 - 15
vol $59.8B $6.1B $3.5B $69.4B
  41

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Cubic Telecom Ltd. 2023-12-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Dublin, Ireland · www.cubictelecom.com
ARM Holdings plc 2023-09-14 - IPO
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.arm.com
AutoStore AS 2021-10-20 - IPO
Nedre Vats, Norway · www.autostoresystem.com
SB Energy India 2021-05-19 3.5B USD Divestiture
Delhi, California
Iyuno-SDI Group 2021-04-08 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.iyuno-sdi.com
Boston Dynamics 2020-12-11 1.1B USD Divestiture
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.bostondynamics.com
Likewize Corp. 2020-09-17 - Divestiture
Southlake, Texas · www.likewize.com
OSIsoft, Inc. 2020-08-25 5.0B USD Divestiture
San Leandro, California · www.osisoft.com
Behavox Ltd. 2020-02-24 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.behavox.com
Wag Labs, Inc. 2019-12-10 - Sold to Existing Investors
San Francisco, California · www.wagwalking.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Coupang Corp. 2015-06-03 Farfetch Ltd. 2023-12-18 1
Seoul, South Korea · www.coupang.com London, United Kingdom · www.farfetch.com
SoftBank Robotics Group Corp.    - SoftBank Robotics Europe SAS 2022-04-12 1
Tokyo, Japan · www.softbankrobotics.com Paris, France
ParkJockey Global, Inc. 2018-12-10 Imperial Parking Corp. 2019-03-26 2
Miami, Florida · www.parkjockey.com Vancouver, British Columbia · www.impark.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 6 (23%) 2.6B (3%) 3 (20%) 59.0B (85%)
Internet Software and Services 4 (15%) - 2 (13%) -
Software 4 (15%) - 1 (7%) 5.0B (7%)
Media 2 (8%) - 1 (7%) 780M (1%)
Semiconductors 2 (8%) 74.8B (93%) 1 (7%) -
Consumer Services 1 (4%) - 1 (7%) -
Digital Media 1 (4%) 1.5B (2%) 1 (7%) -
Information Technology 1 (4%) - 1 (7%) -
Insurance 1 (4%) 1.3B (2%) 1 (7%) -
Machinery 1 (4%) - 1 (7%) 1.1B (2%)
Real Estate 1 (4%) - 1 (7%) -
E-Commerce 1 (4%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) 100M (< 1%) - -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (7%) 3.5B (5%)
Total 26 $80.3B 15 $69.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 11 1.3B 10 69.4B
  New York 4 - 3 780M
  California 3 - 4 8.5B
  Massachusetts 1 - 1 1.1B
  Kansas 1 - 1 59.0B
  Texas 1 1.3B 1 -
  Florida 1 - - -
Japan 5 2.6B 1 -
United Kingdom 4 74.8B 1 -
Finland 1 1.5B 1 -
Kenya 1 - 1 -
Norway 1 - 1 -
France 1 100M - -
Ireland 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Domestic 5 (19%) 2.6B (3%) 1 (7%) -
Cross-border 21 (81%) 77.7B (97%) 14 (93%) 69.4B (100%)
Total 26 $80.3B 15 $69.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
The Raine Group LLC
4
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
3
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Morrison & Foerster LLP
5
Hannes Snellman
1
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $80.2B
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $80.3B
Largest ARM Holdings plc
$37.4B (2016-07-18)
sell # Total
> $1B 4 $68.6B
$100M to $1B 1 $780M
TOTAL $69.4B
Largest Sprint Corp.
$59.0B (2018-04-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
23%
6 (23%)
Strategic(s)
12%
3 (12%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)
Strategic(s)
47%
7 (47%)

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