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Active Investment in Internet-Related Companies

First written in FY2016. 8 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2019.

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Investment in Internet-Related Companies and Growth SupportA theme 2 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 2 as a tailwind

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  1. FY2019AdvancedAnnual report

    「A wholly owned subsidiary invested a total of US$1.5 billion in WeWork.」

    Under the policy of investing in growth companies, a total investment of US$1.5 billion was made in WeWork, expanding the specific areas of investment.
  2. FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「A wholly owned subsidiary made new investments in GM Cruise and other companies.」

    Investments were made in GM Cruise, which develops autonomous driving technology, and other companies, continuing the policy of investing in growth companies.
  3. FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「A wholly owned subsidiary made new investments in GM Cruise and other companies.」

    New investments were made in GM Cruise, which develops autonomous driving technology, and other companies, continuing and giving concrete form to the policy of investing in growth companies.
  4. FY2018AdvancedAnnual report

    「We newly invested US$12.9 billion (¥1,378,831 million) in Uber and Didi.」

    A large-scale investment was made in the ride-sharing sector, giving further concrete form to the expansion of business areas through investment in growth companies.
  5. FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Cash outflows for the acquisition of investments by SVF △¥1,253,341 million These were outflows related to investments acquired by SVF or for which transfer from us had been approved. They primarily included investments in DiDi, WeWork, Roivant, OSIsoft and Fanatics.」

    ¥1,253,341 million was spent acquiring investments in areas including ride-sharing, coworking, biopharmaceuticals and industrial IoT.
  6. FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Investment securities Under a plan to transfer them to SVF, we made an additional investment in Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc., which operates a ride-sharing service in China, and newly acquired investment securities including those of OSIsoft LLC, which provides industrial IoT solutions.」

    Additional investment in Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc. and new acquisitions including OSIsoft LLC were completed, continuing and giving concrete form to the growth strategy through investment.
  7. FY2017AdvancedAnnual report

    「Cash outflows for the acquisition of investments △¥688,916 million」

    ¥688,916 million was spent on additional investments in existing investees and new acquisitions of investment securities, demonstrating the implementation of the policy of using investment as a growth strategy.
  8. FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Cash outflows for the acquisition of investments amounted to ¥130,193 million. This was primarily due to an additional investment in Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc., which operates a taxi-hailing platform in China, as well as the acquisition of part of Arm's shares before obtaining control of the company.」

    Investment in Internet-related companies included additional investment in a Chinese taxi-hailing platform, among other transactions.
  9. FY2016First statedAnnual report

    「We actively invest in Internet-related companies with outstanding technologies or business models and significant growth potential. We will support the growth of our investee companies by leveraging our extensive knowledge and network, while continuously expanding and transforming our business and achieving sustainable growth by creating synergies through the organic combination of our existing strengths with those of our investee companies.」

    Investment, support for investee companies and the creation of synergies with existing businesses are being used as growth strategies.
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  2. 1Expansion into the semiconductor and IoT sectors through the acquisition of Arm8×
  3. 2Acquisition and retention of core lines and bundled sales of telecommunications and broadband services8×
  4. 3Medium- to Long-Term Growth in Adjusted EBITDA8×
  5. 4Expanding business domains through investment in new businesses and growth companies6×
  6. 5Revenue growth driven by the e-commerce revolution and payments and financial services6×
  7. 6Large-Scale Technology Investments by the SoftBank Vision Fund6×

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