A group of Deutsche Bank alumni is advising Masayoshi Son as he remakes SoftBank

A group of Deutsche Bank alumni is advising Masayoshi Son as he remakes SoftBank

Masayoshi Son. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

When Masayoshi Son cut the largest deal of his career — the $40 billion sale of chip designer Arm Ltd. in September — the idea didn’t originate with one of his seasoned bankers or lawyers. Instead, it started with a relative newcomer to his inner circle, a former Deutsche Bank AG trader with a background in financial engineering.

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