SoftBank executives renew talks on taking the group private - FT

The discussions are driven by frustrations over the continuous discount in SoftBank's equity valuation compared with the value of its individual holdings, which continues even after an asset sale programme tried to close that gap, the newspaper said.The talks on taking the company private have also been speeded up due to number of fundamental changes to SoftBank's long-term business strategy, FT reported citing people close to the company's senior management.On Saturday, Reuters reported that Nv