{
  "id": 9575826,
  "title": "SoftBank raises $11.1bn in world's biggest high-yield corporate bond sale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/softbank-raises-11-1bn-in-worlds-biggest-high-yield-corporate-bond",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times Business",
    "slug": "gulf-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/734054/business/softbank-raises-111bn-in-worlds-biggest-high-yield-corporate-bond-sale"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SoftBank Group has raised an unprecedented $11.1 billion through the largest high-yield corporate bond sale on record, as the tech investment conglomerate seeks to fund its ambitious investment in OpenAI. This deal follows a ¥1 trillion bond issue aimed at retail investors and is likely to draw further scrutiny of SoftBank's finances. Led by Masayoshi Son, SoftBank has committed $64.6 billion to OpenAI, owning roughly 13% of the company by next week. The conglomerate has also acquired ABB's robotics business for $5.4 billion and DigitalBridge for $3.1 billion. The high yields required to finance these AI-related investments have resulted in higher costs and increased competition for capital, putting pressure on global borrowing costs. The sheer scale of these AI-driven debt issuances has led to a surge in corporate borrowing this year, with bond sales from hyperscalers like Amazon and Alphabet more than doubling. SoftBank has issued senior notes in both dollar and euro denominations, with yields ranging from 8.625% to 9.75% for U.S. bonds and 7.125% to 8% for euro bonds. The bond sale marks a significant milestone, surpassing Numericable Group's $10.9 billion issuance in 2014. Despite recent delays in OpenAI's and SB Energy's IPO plans, analysts anticipate more bond sales this year as SoftBank continues to invest heavily in AI.",
  "summary": "SoftBank Group has raised $11.1bn in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds in the largest high-yield corporate bond sale globally on record as the tech investment conglomerate seeks to fund its mammoth b...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}