[Caixin Global] How SoftBank’s $11 billion bet on Didi turned sour

<p>SoftBank was Didi’s biggest shareholder before the IPO, but it had to give up its board seat to clear the way for the U.S. share sale.</p><p>Read the article by Qian Tong, Liu Caiping, Yuan Ruiyang, Guan Cong, Qu Yunxu, Luo Meihan, and Denise Jia: <a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-12/in-depth-how-softbanks-six-year-11-billion-bet-on-didi-turned-sour-101738933.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-12/in-depth-how-softbanks-six-year-11-billion-bet-on-didi-turned-sour-101738933.html</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Narrated by Caroline Agsten.&nbsp;</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>