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SoftBank considering public offering of $100-billion Vision Fund: Report

Masayoshi Son, SoftBank's founder and chief executive officer, has been deal-making at a fast pace

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Bloomberg New York
SoftBank is considering an initial public offering of its $100 billion Vision Fund, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Japanese conglomerate is also negotiating with the sultanate of Oman for an investment of several billion dollars in the existing Vision Fund, the Journal reported Friday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. The bulk of the fund was initially backed primarily from the Saudi Arabian government as well as capital from Apple Inc. and the government of Abu Dhabi.

Masayoshi Son, SoftBank’s founder and chief executive officer, has been deal making at a fast pace, and has invested nearly all of