Short of $30m, SoftBank’s Son missed out on picking up stake in Amazon

Short of $30m, SoftBank’s Son missed out on picking up stake in Amazon

Masayoshi Son speaks at the Milken Institute conference in Tokyo on March 25. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son, famous for his early investment in China’s top e-commerce company, also had the chance to own a big stake in Amazon.com Inc. — but he missed out for want of $30 million.

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