SoftBank Group Halts Talks About Full Acquisition of Switch Inc., Bloomberg Reports

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--SoftBank Group has halted discussions regarding the potential full acquisition of U.S. data center operator Switch Inc., Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources.

--SoftBank Group Chief Executive Masayoshi Son pursued an around $50 billion deal for Switch for months, before conceding earlier this month that a full acquisition was off the table, Bloomberg said.

--A SoftBank spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment, the Bloomberg report said.

Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/softbank-hits-the-brakes-on-talks-to-buy-data-center-firm-switch

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