Softbank pompt miljard dollar in online retailer

News Broadband Global 3 JUN 2015
Softbank pompt miljard dollar in online retailer
De Japanse carrier Softbank heeft bekend gemaakt een miljard dollar te gaan investeren in de Zuid-Koreaanse online retailer Coupang. Met de investering hoopt Softbank beter werk te kunnen maken van zijn internationale expansie. Het is onbekend hoe groot het aandeel van Softbank in Coupang wordt, maar de waarde van de het bedrijf wordt na de kapitaalinjectie geschat op zo'n vijf miljard dollar. Coupang is qua omzet de grootste e-tailer in Zuid-Korea. Onlangs investeerde Softbank in zijn buitenlandse plannen door een aandeel te nemen in de Finse maker van mobile games Supercell.  

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