SoftBank to book US$2.7bil gain for Alibaba share transfer


FILE PHOTO: SoftBank Corp's logo is pictured at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

TOKYO: Softbank Group said on Thursday it would recognise a 359.6 billion yen ($2.7 billion) gain from the transfer of a stake in Alibaba Group Holdings to a wholly-owned subsidiary called Shiodome Project 17 GK.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's shares jumped on Wednesday after it said it would split into six units and explore fundraisings or listings for most of them, marking the biggest restructuring in its 24-year history.

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