SoftBank Group is discussing the idea of gradually buying back its outstanding shares so it can eventually push out other investors and take itself private, Bloomberg reported. The gradual buyout scenario could take more than a year, and Softbank likely would have to sell more assets to finance the share buybacks, the report said. Under Japan’s regulations, if SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son...
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