SoftBank lines up a new $60bn bond to keep its OpenAI bet funded

The Next Webby Ana-Maria StanciucJuly 17, 2026tech

Sixty billion dollars is a lot of bond, even by SoftBank Group’s standards. The Japanese conglomerate is reportedly preparing to raise up to that much in fresh debt, according to Bloomberg, a target that would eclipse anything Masayoshi Son’s firm has sold before and that lands squarely behind its swelling bet on OpenAI. The plan […] This story continues at The Next Web

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SoftBank lines up a new $60bn bond to keep its OpenAI bet funded

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