, Columnist
Masayoshi Son Finds an Easy Way to Make $1 Billion a Year
The SoftBank tycoon’s move into alternative investing is smart, but the sheer size of his Vision Fund might make it harder to deliver U.S. exits.
Masayohsi Son's genius in raising more than $100 billion may also be his greatest weakness.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Masayoshi Son is a very clever man.
SoftBank Group Corp., his giant Japanese conglomerate, is in talks with investors to add as much as $15 billion to its Vision Fund, according to Bloomberg News. The $100 billion venture capital fund has already deployed more than $70 billion in tech companies.