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SoftBank issues $11.1 billion in bonds in OpenAI financing push

Euros Room · 24 Sep 2026

TOKYO, Sept 24 : Technology investor SoftBank Group has issued a total of $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, a filing showed on Thursday, as it looks to generate cash to continue its investments in artificial intelligence.

SoftBank issued dollar-denominated senior notes of $1 billion at a 3-1/2-year term, $4.5 billion at 5-1/2 years and $4.5 billion at 7-1/2 years, the filing showed. The bonds pay interest rates of 8.625 per cent, 9.25 per cent and 9.75 per cent respectively.

The bonds will be used to fund the final $10-billion tranche of $30 billion SoftBank committed to investing in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, taking its total investment to $64.6 billion when complete.

This month it issued 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in corporate bonds aimed at retail investors.

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SoftBank issues $11.1 billion in bonds in OpenAI financing push

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