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29. SoftBank to Borrow $40 Billion to Fund OpenAI Investment

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 04:55 PM

Mar 27

https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/202603276731/softbank-to-borrow-40-billion-to-fund-openai-investment

SoftBank Group will borrow $40 billion through a bridge facility agreement to fund its $30 billion investment in OpenAI, increasing the Tokyo-based company's debt load as it doubles down on its OpenAI partnership.

SoftBank said it will repay the one-year, non-collateralized loan partly through the sale of existing assets. The agreement lists JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and MUFG Bank as lenders.

SoftBank's borrowings under the facility will help fund its $30 billion follow-on investment in the artificial-intelligence company, which was announced in February as part of a $110 billion funding round.

The company, led by Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, has previously relied on borrowing to finance its investments in OpenAI, which totaled $34.6 billion before the most recent funding round. SoftBank took on $27 billion in debt in the last three months of 2025 in part to pay for a $22.5 billion December investment in OpenAI.
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