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title: "SoftBank Near Deal to Buy Blackstone’s Japan Payments Firm"
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description: "SoftBank Corp. is getting closer to acquiring SP.LINKS Inc. after securing preferred bidder status for Blackstone Inc.’s payments service provider, people familiar with the matter said, according to Bloomberg. The Japan payments firm is being sold by Blackstone, which bought the company and has now advanced SoftBank as the preferred bidder, according to people familiar with the matter."
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# SoftBank Near Deal to Buy Blackstone’s Japan Payments Firm

SoftBank Corp. is getting closer to acquiring SP.LINKS Inc. after securing preferred bidder status for Blackstone Inc.’s payments service provider, people familiar with the matter said, according to Bloomberg. The Japan payments firm is being sold by Blackstone, which bought the company and has now advanced SoftBank as the preferred bidder, according to people familiar with the matter.

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