Transforming into a Global Company Toward “SoftBank 2.0”
First written in FY2016. 9 of 22 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2018. Latest entry: 2026-08-06.
SoftBank Group Corp. moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 2 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「As of the end of the interim period under review, the Company’s 4 reportable segments were holding company investment business, SoftBank Vision Fund business, SoftBank and Arm.」
The 4-segment management structure centered on the strategic investment holding company remains in place. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter under review, the Company’s 4 reportable segments were holding company investment business, SoftBank Vision Fund business, SoftBank and Arm.」
The 4-segment management structure centered on the strategic investment holding company remains in place. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As of the end of the first quarter under review, the Company’s 4 reportable segments were holding company investment business, SoftBank Vision Fund business, SoftBank and Arm.」
The 4-segment management structure centered on the investment holding company remains in place. - FY2023-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「As PayPay became a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. and Z Holdings Corporation in October 2022, its segment was changed from “Other” to “SoftBank” from the third quarter under review.」
While the existing 4-segment structure was maintained, the consolidation of PayPay as a subsidiary resulted in a restructured management classification incorporating the payments and financial services businesses into SoftBank. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter under review, the Company’s 4 reportable segments were holding company investment business, SoftBank Vision Fund business, SoftBank and Arm.」
The 4-segment management structure centered on the investment holding company remains in place, and no new reclassification was indicated. - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「From the first quarter under review, following the decision for SBGA, the operating company for SVF2, to operate the LatAm fund, the Company reviewed its segment management classifications and integrated the Latin America fund business into the SoftBank Vision Fund business.」
The Group management structure based on the Cluster Strategy was restructured into a 4-segment structure in which the LatAm fund was placed under SBGA, the operating company for SVF2, and integrated into the SVF business. - FY2022-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「During the second quarter under review, following the change in the operating company for SVF2 to SBGA, the segment name was changed from “fund business operated by SBIA, including SVF1” to “SoftBank Vision Fund business.”」
The operating entity for SVF2 changed from SBIA to SBGA, and the reportable segment name for the fund business was also restructured as “SoftBank Vision Fund business.” - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「From the first quarter under review, the Company established the Latin America fund business, previously included in “Other,” as a separate reportable segment because of its increased materiality.」
A concrete change was made to the Group management structure centered on the investment holding company by adding the Latin America fund business as a separate reportable segment. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Following the completion of the sale of all shares of Brightstar during the third quarter under review, the Company excluded Brightstar from its subsidiaries. As of the end of the third quarter under review, the Company’s reportable segments were 4 segments: holding company investment business, fund business operated by SBIA, including SVF1, SoftBank and Arm.」
The completion of the sale of Brightstar and its exclusion from consolidation established a 4-segment structure centered on the investment holding company. - FY2021-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter under review, the Company’s reportable segments were 4 segments: holding company investment business, fund business operated by SBIA, including SVF1, SoftBank and Arm.」
In addition to establishing the holding company investment business to reflect the increasing importance of investment activities, the Brightstar business was excluded from the reportable segments as a discontinued business, resulting in a 4-segment structure. - FY2021-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In light of the increasing importance of investment activities to the Group’s consolidated results as a whole, the Company changed its segment management classifications from the first quarter under review and designated 5 reportable segments: holding company investment business, fund business operated by SBIA, including the SoftBank Vision Fund, SoftBank, Arm and Brightstar.」
The description of the Group structure was restructured from business classifications based on the Cluster Strategy into a 5-segment structure centered on investment activities as a strategic investment holding company. - FY2020-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「In addition, from the 3 months ended 31 December 2019, the reportable segment name was changed from “SoftBank Vision Fund and Delta Fund business” to “fund business operated by SBIA, including the SoftBank Vision Fund.”」
The reportable segment name was changed and the description was restructured to cover all funds operated by SBIA. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first quarter under review, following SoftBank Corp.’s consolidation of Yahoo Japan Corporation as a subsidiary, the Company reviewed its segment management classifications and designated 5 reportable segments: the SoftBank Vision Fund and Delta Fund businesses, SoftBank, Sprint, Arm and Brightstar.」
Following the consolidation of Yahoo Japan Corporation as a subsidiary, business management based on the “Cluster Strategy” was reviewed into a structure comprising 5 reportable segments. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「From the first quarter under review, the Company reviewed its segment management classifications in line with changes to the Group structure based on its proprietary organizational strategy, the “Cluster Strategy,” and designated 6 reportable segments: SoftBank, Sprint, Yahoo, Arm, the SoftBank Vision Fund and Delta Fund businesses, and Brightstar.」
The 6-segment management structure based on the “Cluster Strategy” remains in use, and no new reclassification was indicated. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「From the first quarter under review, the Company reviewed its segment management classifications in line with changes to the Group structure based on its proprietary organizational strategy, the “Cluster Strategy,” and designated 6 reportable segments: SoftBank, Sprint, Yahoo, Arm, the SoftBank Vision Fund and Delta Fund businesses, and Brightstar.」
Business management based on the “Cluster Strategy” took concrete form as a 6-segment structure that integrated domestic telecommunications and distribution into the SoftBank business and reclassified the distribution business as the Brightstar business. - FY2018ReframedAnnual report
「The “Cluster Strategy” seeks to enable diverse groups of companies with outstanding technologies or business models in specific fields to continue evolving and growing together, creating synergies through capital relationships and bonds among like-minded companies while making decisions autonomously. As a strategic holding company, SoftBank Group Corp. influences the decisions of the companies comprising each cluster, but values diversity and autonomy, and therefore does not insist on holding a majority stake or unify their brands. A group made up of such diverse companies can flexibly change and expand its businesses as the times change, making it possible to continue growing for 300 years.」
The explanation of the transformation into a global company was concretely restructured from “SoftBank 2.0” to the “Cluster Strategy,” which seeks to create a strategic holding company that brings together autonomous groups of companies. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company believes it can expand the Group’s overall potential and accelerate its transformation into SoftBank 2.0, with bold and disciplined investment and world-class execution aimed at long-term growth, including applying the knowledge gained from Fortress’s leadership, broad expertise and globally acclaimed investment platform to the operations of the SoftBank Vision Fund and Delta Fund.」
The completion of the acquisition of Fortress and the integration of its investment management platform demonstrated concrete progress toward the transformation into “SoftBank 2.0.” - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company’s reportable segments consist of 6 segments: domestic telecommunications, Sprint, Yahoo, distribution, Arm and SVF.」
The addition of the SVF business to the reportable segments gave concrete form to a global business portfolio management structure comprising 6 segments. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company completed the acquisition of all shares of Arm on 5 September 2016. Accordingly, it established the reportable segment “Arm business” for the 3 months ended 30 September 2016.」
The transformation into a global company made concrete organizational progress through the completion of the acquisition of the UK-based Arm and its inclusion as a reportable segment. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Toward “SoftBank 2.0,” the Company began efforts to transform itself from a Japanese company holding business assets on a global scale into a global company capable of ensuring sustainable business growth from a long-term perspective.」
The Company is pursuing its transformation into a global company by reviewing its segment management classifications and transferring investment securities to the holding company.