Behind SoftBank’s investing cleanup is a US dealmaker who survived the turmoil

Behind SoftBank’s investing cleanup is a US dealmaker who survived the turmoil

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

When he left Morgan Stanley to join SoftBank Group in Tokyo in 2015, Alex Clavel had little in common with the swashbuckling dealmakers who surrounded CEO Masayoshi Son.