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SoftBank Raises $11.1 Billion in Bonds to Fund Final OpenAI Investment
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Moneycontrol•24-09-2026, 06:45
SoftBank Raises $11.1 Billion in Bonds to Fund Final OpenAI Investment
- •SoftBank Group issued $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds to fund its artificial intelligence investments.
- •The bonds include dollar-denominated senior notes across 3-1/2, 5-1/2, and 7-1/2 year terms, totaling $10 billion.
- •Two †500 million tranches of euro-denominated senior notes were also issued with four and six-year terms.
- •The funds will be used for the final $10 billion tranche of SoftBank's $30 billion commitment to OpenAI, bringing its total investment to $64.6 billion.
- •This follows a recent issuance of 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in corporate bonds aimed at retail investors.
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SoftBank Group issued a total of $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds to help fund its ongoing investments in artificial intelligence.
The proceeds will be used to fund the final $10-billion tranche of the $30 billion SoftBank committed to investing in OpenAI, which will bring its total investment in the ChatGPT-maker to $64.6 billion.
SoftBank issued $1 billion at 3-1/2 years paying 8.625%, $4.5 billion at 5-1/2 years paying 9.25%, and another $4.5 billion at 7-1/2 years paying 9.75% interest.
