On Breakingviews - Ancient Chinese governance tech stymies SoftBank, writes petesweeneypro:
Son’s Japanese group paid $32 billion in 2016 for the UK-based company which generates roughly one-fifth of its revenue from Chinese customers. SoftBank gave up control of the Chinese part in 2018 by selling a 51% stake to investors led by mainland private equity fund Hopu Investments. A majority locally owned business can duck certain restrictions and grow faster.
Arm China executive Wu took charge of the joint venture, but he also set up his own investment fund which competed with a similar fund run by Arm and Hopu, among other violations, a personal familiar with the situation told Reuters Breakingviews. Arm China has said the allegations are inaccurate and misleading.
It’s not rare for a JV chief to start competing side businesses in China; a venture between France’s Danone and beverage giant Wahaha disintegrated over a similar issue in 2009. But SoftBank and the Arm China board that voted seven to one to oust Wu made two basic mistakes. They gave Wu too much power in not separating out the chairman role, and they failed to grab the company seal before they canned him.
Barring direct intervention by Shenzhen authorities to return the chop to SoftBank, Wu can probably stay in charge for years. Son might prefer to sever the connection. Arm’s global business represents about 9% of the equity value of holdings in SoftBank’s portfolio as of March, per the Japanese company’s presentation. Son’s investments across the listed firm and its Vision Fund, from The We Company to Indian hotel chain Oyo, are already suffering. Arm was an overpriced purchase; now part of the business could end up a lost cause.Reuters Breakingviews is the world's leading source of agenda-setting financial insight.
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