Colin Fan, previously a managing partner at the investment management subsidiary overseeing the SoftBank Vision Funds, will assume an adviser position at the unit.

Colin Fan has left his managing partner role at SoftBank Investment Advisers (SBIA), which manages Japan-based internet and telecommunications group SoftBank’s Vision Funds, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing people privy to the matter.

Fan joined SBIA in 2017 after almost two decades at financial services firm Deutsche Bank in various executive roles. He managed financial technology deals on behalf of SoftBank’s Vision Funds, overseeing deals for portfolio companies including Fair, Flexport, Greensill, Cheduoduo (Guazi) and…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.