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SoftBank is said to weigh buying top U.S. security firm allied

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 5:24 AM · 1 min read

SoftBank is said to weigh buying top U.S. security firm allied — Japan Times, Tokyo Business news — Image: Japan Times

The potential transaction may give closely held Allied an equity value of as much as $18 billion.

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