SoftBank Expands AI Investments With 1.76 Trillion Yen Bond Issue
SoftBank Group announced on September 24 that it will issue approximately 1.76 trillion yen worth of foreign currency-denominated bonds, the largest simultaneous bond offering in its history, to finance a further $10 billion investment in OpenAI as founder Masayoshi Son accelerates his strategy of building a global business spanning artificial intelligence, semiconductors and data centers. (News…
On September 24, SoftBank Group announced plans to issue approximately 1.76 trillion yen worth of foreign currency-denominated bonds, the company's largest simultaneous bond offering to date. This financing will support a $10 billion investment in OpenAI, following an announcement in February 2026 for an additional $30 billion in the same company.
The bonds - $10 billion in U.S. dollars and 1 billion euros - will be sold to overseas institutional investors and primarily fund the final installment of SoftBank's $30 billion commitment to OpenAI. The move underscores SoftBank's broader AI strategy, which has seen the company invest heavily in semiconductors, data centers and AI infrastructure alongside its core telecom and internet businesses.
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