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Peter Elstrom

ARTICLES BY PETER ELSTROM

Masayoshi Son has been an unstoppable force in the technology world over the last year. Photo: AFP

Inside Masayoshi Son’s eccentric, relentless deal-making spree

12 min read . 04 Jan 2018

Xiaomi CEO Jun Lei. Banks have concerns about whether Xiaomi can reach the $50 billion valuation mark in the IPO which in itself is much than the $100 billion predicted earlier. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Xiaomi planning IPO at a valuation of $50 billion

3 min read . 04 Dec 2017

SoftBank agreed to acquire alternative-asset manager Fortress Investment Group LLC for $3.3 billion in February. Photo: Reuters

SoftBank plots deals to build $300 billion asset-management arm

3 min read . 29 Sept 2017

Apple is interested in the chip unit because of the strategic importance of flash memory. They are essential for its iPhones and iPods, storing every photo, video clip and animoji. Photo: Reuters

Here’s why Tim Cook may cut Apple’s biggest deal ever in Japan

3 min read . 14 Sept 2017

Apple depends on flash memory from Toshiba in its iPhones and iPods, and wants a continued supply so it’s not dependent on rival Samsung Electronics Co. Photo: Reuters

Apple is said in talks with Bain Capital for Toshiba chips business

3 min read . 31 Aug 2017

Masayoshi Son has said, without irony, that he has a 300-year plan for SoftBank and aims to build the world’s most valuable company. Photo: Reuters

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son chases boyhood dreams with $100 billion fund

7 min read . 22 May 2017

For H-1B visas given out in the 2017 lottery beginning 3 April, the government now requires additional information for entry-level computer programmers, to prove the jobs are complicated and require advanced knowledge and experiencer. Photo:

H1-B visa: What the USCIS guidelines mean for tech workers and companies

4 min read . 04 Apr 2017

Didi has reigned supreme at home by offering services including taxis, private cars, limousines and bus services. Photo: Bloomberg

Didi Chuxing said to weigh raising billions in fresh capital

3 min read . 02 Mar 2017

SoftBank is aiming to close the 1st round of investment in its planned $100 billion technology fund by the end of this month. Photo: Reuters

SoftBank said to near first closing of $100 billion tech fund

4 min read . 09 Feb 2017

The draft of US President Donald Trump’s executive order covers an alphabet soup of visa programmes, including H1B, L-1, E-2 and B1. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump administration drafts executive order on H1B visas

5 min read . 30 Jan 2017

Masayoshi Son, founder and CEO, SoftBank Group. File photo: Bloomberg

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son said to plan meeting with Donald Trump in New York

2 min read . 06 Dec 2016

Flipkart is the largest online retailer in India, but its lead has been under assault as Amazon steps up its investments in the country. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Flipkart, Wal-Mart in talks for $1 billion investment

1 min read . 28 Sept 2016

Xiaomi phone shipments fall 38% in China as Huawei takes lead

1 min read . 16 Aug 2016

Nikesh Arora said on 21 June he would step down after a SoftBank investor group had called on the company’s board to investigate the executive over his potential conflicts of interest due to his role as an adviser at a private equity firm. Photo: Bloomberg

SoftBank faces US inquiry over alleged Nikesh Arora conflicts

3 min read . 01 Jul 2016

Nikesh Arora had been leading SoftBank’s increasingly ambitious plans to invest in promising start-ups. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

The trigger for Nikesh Arora’s SoftBank exit

3 min read . 23 Jun 2016

Nikesh Arora said that his involvement with Silver Lake has been minimal since he joined SoftBank. Photo: Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

SoftBank investors call for internal probe of Nikesh Arora

7 min read . 22 Apr 2016

Nikesh Arora was hired last year after a decade at Google and promoted to president in June. Since then, he has been quietly building his own operation within SoftBank, an investment arm that will take stakes in tech firms around the world. Photo: Bloomberg

Why Nikesh Arora bet $483 million on SoftBank’s future

11 min read . 25 Nov 2015

SoftBank Group Corp. president Nikesh Arora. Photo: Bloomberg

SoftBank’s venture advantage: ‘we don’t have a gun at our head’

2 min read . 31 Jul 2015