SoftBank raises $22bn in moves to sell down Alibaba stake
软银通过预售阿里股票融资220亿美元
SoftBank has raised as much as $22bn in cash from deals that would sharply reduce its stake in Alibaba over the coming years, as the Japanese investor responds to a market downturn that has ravaged its technology portfolio.
日本软银(SoftBank)通过一些可能在未来几年大幅减少其在阿里巴巴(Alibaba)持股的交易，筹集了多达220亿美元现金。软银正在应对当前重创其科技投资组合的股市下跌。
The group, led by billionaire founder Masayoshi Son, has this year carried out the sale of about one-third of its Alibaba stake through prepaid forward contracts — a type of derivative to which SoftBank has increasingly turned to raise cash immediately while retaining the possibility of holding on to the shares.
这家由亿万富翁创始人孙正义(Masayoshi Son)领导的集团，今年通过预付远期合约出售了其在阿里巴巴约三分之一的持股。预付远期合约是一种衍生品，软银越来越多地使用它来快速筹集现金，同时保留继续持股的可能性。
SoftBank has now sold more than half its Alibaba holdings through these forward sales. That could shrink its stake in the Chinese ecommerce giant below the threshold for retaining its board seat and prevent the Japanese group from recognising its share of Alibaba’s income in its financial statements.
软银现在通过这些远期合约出售了所持阿里巴巴股份的逾一半。这可能使软银在这家中国电商巨头的股份缩水至保留董事会席位的门槛以下，并使软银不能在财报中计入其阿里巴巴股份的应占溢利。
