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SoftBank Secures $10B Loan Backed by OpenAI Stake

4/23/2026

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SoftBank Secures Loan

SoftBank seeks a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI shares, with a two-year term and extension.
The loan uses SoftBank’s roughly 13% OpenAI stake—valued at $730 billion pre-money and over $850 billion post-money—as collateral instead of assets like Arm.
The financing follows a $40 billion bridge facility signed in March 2026, aims to cover a $32 billion funding gap and to provide liquidity ahead of a projected OpenAI IPO in late 2026 or early 2027.

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SoftBank Outlook Cut

S&P Global Ratings cut SoftBank's credit outlook to negative, warning that its OpenAI bets could strain liquidity, which pushed credit-default swaps up 10 basis points to 360 bps.
SoftBank issued a $3.6 billion bond with a 10-year dollar tranche at an 8.5% coupon, its highest ever, while its stock rose 31.5% this year.
In November, SoftBank expanded an Arm-based margin loan to $20 billion, underscoring its reliance on asset-backed financing.

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SoftBank Secures Loan

SoftBank seeks a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI shares, with a two-year term and extension.
The loan uses SoftBank’s roughly 13% OpenAI stake—valued at $730 billion pre-money and over $850 billion post-money—as collateral instead of assets like Arm.
The financing follows a $40 billion bridge facility signed in March 2026, aims to cover a $32 billion funding gap and to provide liquidity ahead of a projected OpenAI IPO in late 2026 or early 2027.

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