SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son recently spoke with David Rubenstein for “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.” The full interview is embedded below. Not a particularly deep conversation, but still interesting as I wasn’t familiar with his story. Some highlights below (any mistakes are my own): On his US$100bn Vision Fund: He thinks that machines […]
Day: 21 October 2017
Arisaig Further Trims Convenience Retail Stake
Arisaig Partners (Arisaig) have further trimmed their stake in HK-listed Convenience Retail Asia Ltd. (Convenience Retail). According to a filing submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 17th, 2017, the firm sold 3,320,000 shares on the exchange at an average price of HKD 3.80 per share on October 16th (the total consideration was […]
Graham & Doddsville: Fall 2017 Issue
The latest edition of the Graham & Doddsville newsletter is out. The publication is put together by the students of Columbia Business School (CBS). You can download and read a copy here. The Fall 2017 issue includes interviews with Howard Marks (Oaktree Capital), Paul Sonkin & Paul Johnson (the co-authors of a book called “Pitch […]