SoftBank's Son challenges investors to 'feel the Force' of his US$32bil ARM gamble

CEO of the SoftBank Group Masayoshi Son speaks at a new conference in London, Britain July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall

TOKYO: SoftBank Corp founder Masayoshi Son, who created a US$68bil (RM272.05bil) tech investment behemoth from a US$50,000 (RM200,042) startup, has divided investors and analysts with his latest "crazy idea", the US$32bil (RM128.10bil) acquisition of chip designer ARM Holdings. 

Visionary, risky, or both, the deal announced on July 18 caught them all on the hop.