SoftBank Raises $11bn in Record Junk Bond Offering to Fund OpenAI Bet

The Japanese conglomerate secured the debt at record yields to finance its large-scale investments in artificial intelligence.

5 publishers · 8 articles · first seen 21 Sept 2026 · updated 44d ago

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5 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 21 Sept 2026. Quartz published first, on 21 September at 12:00 UTC; Bloomberg Technology followed 20h 46m later. The most recent article, from News Feed, appeared on 24 September at 08:07 UTC.

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21 Sept, 12:00Quartz SoftBank is launching one of the biggest junk bond deals ever to fund its OpenAI bet
22 Sept, 08:46Bloomberg Technology SoftBank Draws Over $20 Billion of Early Interest in Junk Bond
23 Sept, 01:22Latest articles SoftBank draws over $20 billion of early interest in junk bond
23 Sept, 02:42Bloomberg Technology SoftBank Starts Jumbo High-Yield Bond Sale to Finance AI Push
23 Sept, 08:56MarketWatch Softbank’s mega junk-bond deal shows capital for the AI race is getting more expensive
23 Sept, 19:54Bloomberg Markets Peloton Holds Talks for Potential $800 Million Debut Bond Deal
24 Sept, 03:27Latest articles SoftBank takes on junk-bond debt at record yields to fund OpenAI ambitions
24 Sept, 08:07News Feed SoftBank raises $11bn in record junk bond offering to fund OpenAI bet

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