SoftBank The Next Berkshire Or Valeant?

Mark Melin

Published onNovember 15, 2017

Updated on May 14, 2021

SoftBank has an odd relationship with Uber. At one point SoftBank bought shares directly from the ride-sharing company at a $68 billion valuation, then tendered shares at a $50 billion valuation. But for AB Bernstein analyst Chris Lane, this dichotomy isn’t a concern about investing in SoftBank and its Vision fund. The tech soothsayers in Japan know exactly what they are doing with " the Berkshire Hathaway of Tech" and will prove it with this investment, Lane thinks.

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Is SoftBank "the Berkshire Hathaway of Tech?"

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

SoftBank The Next Berkshire Or Valeant?

Is SoftBank "the Berkshire Hathaway of Tech?"

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