SoftBank plans to sell $7.9b of Alibaba

The announcement caught stock analysts by surprise but is likely to help the Japanese firm reduce leverage.
June 01, 2016

Japan’s SoftBank said on Wednesday it would sell at least $7.9 billion worth of its shares in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to reduce its leverage.

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