Japan's SoftBank said to write down $1.5b Greensill investment

Japan's SoftBank said to write down $1.5b Greensill investment

The Vision Fund's $100 million backing for Biofourmis, a U.S. startup that tracks health data using wearable devices, highlights its new focus on early-stage investments. (Photo courtesy of Biofourmis)

SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund has substantially written down its $1.5 billion investment in supply-chain finance company Greensill Capital, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.