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SoftBank $1 billion investment in Coupang

1/7/2015
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$ 1 billion

Announced

1/7/2015

Overview:

  • SoftBank has invested $1 billion in Korean firm Coupang.
  • Coupang is a Korean e-commerce company. It has also received financial investments from Sequoia and Blackrock.
  • The deal values Coupang at around $5 billion.
  • The deal is the latest in a series of e-commerce investments by SoftBank following deals with Tokopedia in Indonesia and Snapdeal in India.

Sam Duke - Editor

Jurisdictions:

Japan
South Korea

Deal type:

Financial investment

Practice area:

M&A

Industry sector:

Consumer goods and services

Firm:
Morrison & Foerster

Party: SoftBank (Investor)

Lawyer: Kenneth Siegel

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