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• Huffington Post Closes $25 Million Third Round; Plans Include 'Focused Acquisitions'

  Content Next - 2008-12-01

  After weeks of denials and "no comments," political blog The Huffington Post has closed a $25 million third round funding from Oak Investment Partners, the company said in an emailed press release this morning. The company said it planned to use the proceeds to support general growth efforts and...

  Tags: Acquisition, Round, Advertisement, Softbank Corp., HuffPo, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Communications, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Social Media, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, David Kaplan

• The Asian Legal Business awards: a review

  - 2007-09-01

  J@pan Inc attended this impressive ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo at the start of the summer. Asian Legal Business ALB is a well respected legal business magazine based out of Hong Kong and this was the third time that they have held an award ceremony in Japan. Editor, Ben...

  Tags: accountant, bank, Banking, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, FINANCE, Investment, IPO, Softbank Corp., Vodafone Group Plc.

• Softbank BB launches BBTV service in Japan powered by UTStarcom and Nextel.com/espanol website enhanced with more than 800 pages of Spanish language content.

  - 2005-07-06

  M2 PRESSWIRE-6 July 2005-US Financial Network: Softbank BB launches BBTV service in Japan powered by UTStarcom and Nextel.com/espanol website enhanced with more than 800 pages of Spanish language contentC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06072005 City of Industry, CA - Network industry news...

  Tags: FINANCE, financial, Japan, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Softbank Corp., UTStarcom Inc.

• Techtarget & Softbank unit launch "Techtarget Japan"

  - 2005-03-31

  TechTarget (Needham, MA) has formed a partnership with ITmedia, Inc., an online media company serving the Japanese IT market and a Softbank Group Tokyo division, to produce TechTarget Japan, a monthly magazine that will deliver localized versions of TechTarget media targeting marketing IT professionals in Japan. Accompanying web sites to...

  Tags: FINANCE, INTERNET, MARKETING, Softbank Corp., Strategy, TechTarget

• JAPAN'S SOFTBANK FINANCE TO OFFER ONLINE CONSUMER FINANCE SERVICE.

  - 2004-11-15

  TOKYO, Nov 15 Asia Pulse - Softbank Finance Corp., the financial holding company of the Softbank Corp. (TSE:9984) group, has formed a tie-up with Deutsche Securities Ltd. to launch an online consumer finance service, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Sunda TOKYO, Nov 15 Asia Pulse...

  Tags: finance, Softbank Corp.

• Cable and Wireless to exit Japan

  - 2004-09-30

  TOKYO AFP — Cable and Wireless is in talks to quit Japan by selling its money-losing Japanese unit to Softbank or an investment firm in Tokyo. Cable and Wireless Plc is expected to hammer out a basic accord with either Internet service provider Softbank Corp. or MKS Partners Ltd....

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Cable and Wireless Plc., FINANCE, INTERNET, NETWORKING, Softbank Corp., Telephony, Tokyo

• Softbank Investment Corp., Chinese Securities Firm to Hold Full Tie-Up Talks.

  - 2004-01-14

  Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--TOKYO -- Softbank Investment Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed with China's Tianyi Securities Co. to start talks on expanding their tie-up that now focuses on merger and acquisition brokerage services. ...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, IPO, Softbank Corp., Softbank Investment Corp., Tokyo

• Brokerage Acquisition Boosts Earnings for Softbank Investment Corp.

  - 2003-10-23

  Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 23--TOKYO--Softbank Investment Corp., a venture capital firm belonging to the Softbank group, said Thursday its acquisition of an online brokerage business boosted its earnings in the April-September period. Softbank Investment, owned...

  Tags: acquisition, earnings, FINANCE, Investment, revenue, Softbank Corp., Softbank Investment Corp.

• SOFTBANK FINANCE TO TAP INTO CHINA SECURITY MARKET

  - 2003-09-18

  AsiaInfo Services 09-18-2003 Softbank Finance to Tap into China Security Market CHINA, Sep 18, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of Japan-based Softbank Finance Corporation, visited China from September 8 to September 12. Softb AsiaInfo Services ...

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• SOFTBANK FINANCE AIMS AT CHINA'S FINANCIAL CAKE

  - 2003-08-19

  AsiaInfo Services 08-19-2003 Softbank Finance Aims at China's Financial Cake CHINA, Aug 19, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- President of Softbank Finance, a leading venture capital vendor of Japan, came to China on August 18, 2003. Softbank Finan AsiaInfo Services...

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