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According to the article, how is Mr Son financing the takeover of Sprint?
Softbank paid $20.1 billion in a takeover of Sprint Nextel,
Japan Inc has made a record amount of purchases abroad this year, partly because of the growing realisation that population shrinkage may permanently reduce the size of its domestic market. Mr Son pointed out that demographic factors alone might make not buying Sprint more risky than buying it.
Stephen Givens, a Tokyo-based M and A consultant, says Mr Son is overpaying for a company with a weak position in a duopolistic market. He is mistakenly focusing on acquiring mobile networks whose value can quickly disappear.
According to the article, how is Mr Son financing the takeover of Sprint?
Why did Mr Son decide on this huge takeover of Sprint?
Japan Inc has made a record amount of purchases abroad this year, partly because of the growing realisation that population shrinkage may permanently reduce the size of its domestic market.
He is financing it through Softbank’s own cash and debt, rather than hitting up shareholders.
If shareholders are being hit up, that means that they are
Based on the information in the article, is the acquisition of Sprint going to be good for Softbank?
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