SoftBank's Son Says He Hasn't Given Saudi Prince Enough Return
SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son acknowledged that his company's partnership with Mohammed Bin Salman's Public Investment Fund has failed to fully deliver for the Saudi prince.
'He already had his own vision,' Son said Friday in a panel discussion at an FII Institute conference in Miami Beach, Florida. 'We just met at the right time. But I haven't still given him enough return. I still owe him.'
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