Softbank acquires 70% stake in Sprint for $20.1 billion

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Japanese operator Softbank announced that it has acquired a 70 percent stake in US operator Sprint, financing the deal with $8 billion ($5.25 per share) in new capital and $12.1 billion ($7.30 per share) in existing shares. The Japanese company notes that it has not used equity financing to fund the deal, instead utilising cash-on-hand and debt. That means there will be no change in the company’s dividend policy. Softbank says that it will allow the company to “establish an operating base as one of the largest mobile Internet companies in the world.” Read the full story at The Next Web.

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Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).