On May 23, 2018, the company announced a new tender offer that would bump the company's value to $62 billion. Earlier in 2018, Japanese conglomerate Softbank Group, along with a group of investors including Dragoneer Investment Group, successfully bid for 20% of Uber's stock at this lower valuation, a 30% discount of the last valuation figure. The deal reportedly gave Softbank 15% in the ride share company while Uber got a powerful ally in Asia, and could help turn the tide for the company after a few very public missteps. It will be interesting to see how the company's plan of going public by 2019 plays out. Read More...
The Story of Uber
On May 23, 2018, the company announced a new tender offer that would bump the company’s value to $62 billion. Earlier in 2018, Japanese conglomerate Softbank Group, along with a group of investors including Dragoneer Investment Group, successfully bid for 20% of Uber’s stock at this lower valuation, a 30% discount of the last valuation figure. The deal reportedly gave Softbank 15% in the ride share company while Uber got a powerful ally in Asia, and could help turn the tide for the company after a few very public missteps. It will be interesting to see how the company’s plan of going public by 2019 plays out.
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