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SoftBank raising US$11.1 billion in world’s biggest high-yield corporate bond sale

2026-09-24T08:15:19.000Z
Carro, which is backed by SoftBank Group, could raise as much as US$400 million to US$500 million, people familiar with the matter said.
Companies & Markets

Carro is said to mull first dual Nasdaq-SGX IPO

2026-09-23T10:59:01.000Z
Proceeds will be used to fund SoftBank’s US$10 billion payment for the third tranche of its follow-on investment in OpenAI and for general corporate purposes.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Softbank Group launches over US$10 billion in bonds for OpenAI investment

2026-09-21T02:28:37.000Z
The latest borrowing would add to SoftBank’s wave of recent debt financing activities tied to its bet on OpenAI.
Companies & Markets

SoftBank gets upsized US$11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding push: sources

2026-09-14T02:54:08.000Z
The loan would add to SoftBank’s flurry of recent debt financing activities tied to its bet on OpenAI, including a potential bond sale of as much as US$20 billion.
Banking & Finance

SoftBank seeks another US$10 billion loan for OpenAI stake funding

2026-08-28T07:37:23.000Z
Softbank’s plans follows its agreement last year to acquire Swiss engineering group ABB’s robotics business for US$5.4 billion. 
Telcos, Media & Tech

SoftBank in talks to buy stake in humanoid developer 1X at US$6 billion valuation: report

2026-08-27T04:41:36.000Z
The seven-year bonds are expected to be priced on Sept 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3 per cent to 4.9 per cent
Companies & Markets

SoftBank plans record US$6.3 billion retail bond sale in Japan

2026-08-24T08:18:12.000Z
The proposed investment is part of Nvidia’s talks with OpenAI and SB Energy on providing around US$100 billion in credit support for the planned Ohio data centre campus.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia in talks to invest US$3 billion in SoftBank subsidiary for OpenAI data centre project: report

2026-08-16T01:50:40.000Z
The Tokyo-based firm’s net income fell 18% to 347.3 billion yen (US$2.2 billion) – surpassing a market estimate of about 166 billion yen.
Companies & Markets

SoftBank’s Q1 profit falls 18%, beats expectations with chip boost

2026-08-06T07:20:06.000Z
The focus is on how it will fund its ongoing investment in the ChatGPT maker and the impact of rising leverage on its balance sheet.
Technology

SoftBank's OpenAI funding plans to face reckoning at Q1 earnings

2026-08-04T07:02:52.000Z
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