April 23 (Reuters) - Mapbox, a location data services provider, is in talks to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T in a deal that could value the company at around $2 billion, according to a Sky News report on Friday.
The Washington-based company is in talks with SVF Investment Corp 3 SVFC.O to take it public, the report said, citing a U.S. banking source. https://bit.ly/3aCbYLw
(Reporting by Sohini Podder in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
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