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SOFTBANK CORP.
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
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 PROFILE
Founder, president, and CEO Masayoshi Son has molded SOFTBANK through aggressive investment in a variety of Internet ventures. SOFTBANK's Internet portfolio, now its chief focus, is brimming with stakes in more than 400 Internet-related companies (Yahoo!, E*TRADE Japan, Nasdaq Japan, VerticalNet Japan, Key3Media). In 2000 SOFTBANK expanded into banking when it joined a consortium that purchased Japan's failed Nippon Credit Bank (later renamed Aozora). SOFTBANK owns nearly 49% of the bank. Although SOFTBANK's stock price was pummeled in 2000, Son remained determined to continue expanding the company's investment portfolio. Son owns 38% of the company.

 COMPETITION
CMGI, Inc. (CMGI)
Internet Capital Group, Inc. (ICGE)
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (dossier)

 DEALS
Deal: Atreus Systems Secures $17 Million
Date Announced: 05.23.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 17
Description: Developer of broadband service and delivery platforms for ISPs and carriers garners $17 million in second-round funding.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2001 Sales (mil.): 3,143.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (21.6)%
Employees: 6,865
Revenue per employee: $457,902.40

 KEY PEOPLE
• Masayoshi Son
    CEO
• Yoshitaka Kitao
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
24-1, Nihonbashi Hakozakicho, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8501, Japan
Phone: 81-3-5642-8005
Fax: 81-3-5641-3401
Online: Web Site

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