2 ms·
Softbank is selling ARM because they are broke. The Softbank guy invested a ton of money on WeWork. Tried to sell WeWork for 60 billion, but before that happen
by fluffything 6y ago
Softbank is selling ARM because they are broke.
The Softbank guy invested a ton of money on WeWork. Tried to sell WeWork for 60 billion, but before that happen WeWork valuation dropped out to 2-5 billion (huge loss). That was in 2019. Afterwards, Softbank invested another 10 billions to try to save it. WeWork owns and also pays rent or hundreds of office buildings in the most expensive zones of all the major capitals in the world. 2020 COVID now means these super expensive offices are now empty, since WeWork customers pay a premium to be able to cancel their leases in <1 week. So essentially, WeWork is broke, worth 0, and Softbank has lost dozens of billions on it.
On top, Softbank owns a huge chunk of Uber, which is also worth close to zero now that people are not travelling due to COVID...
So... yeah... Softbank is selling ARM because they must. They are super broke, and investors are going to pull the money that remains out. Selling ARM and giving investors a tiny benefit so that they keep their money is better than them taking a huge loss this year.