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SoftBank issues $11.1 billion in bonds in OpenAI financing push

Global Published 24 September 2026, 08:27 · archived 24 Sep 2026

TOKYO: Tech investor SoftBank Group has issued $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, set to be the ​largest high-yield bond sale on record by an Asia-Pacific issuer ‌as it seeks to fund its mammoth bet on OpenAI. The funding comes on top of a 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) bond issue aimed at retail investors this ​month, and is likely to prompt further scrutiny of SoftBank’s finances, ​which could be vulnerable should market sentiment turn against OpenAI ⁠and other AI firms. SoftBank has committed $64.6 billion to OpenAI as well as ​billions more in related AI infrastructure pro...

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