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SoftBank acquisitions in 2026: 1 reported deal

This page lists 1 reported deal involving SoftBank. The latest, on Jul 28, 2026: tradingkey.com reported "SoftBank Adds 21 Lenders to $40 Billion OpenAI Loan, Wins Preferred Bidder Status for SP.LINKS."

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Jul 28, 2026

Acquisitions · latest 1

Latest reported SoftBank deals

  1. Acquisition
    SoftBank Adds 21 Lenders to $40 Billion OpenAI Loan, Wins Preferred Bidder Status for SP.LINKSSoftBank's telecommunications subsidiary has obtained preferred bidder status and entered exclusive negotiations to acquire SP.LINKS, a Japanese payment service provider held by Blackstone.
    tradingkey.com

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Track SoftBank with the Signal API

One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with softbank.jp returns SoftBank acquisitions signals (news, sec-8k), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "softbank.jp",
    "signal_types": ["news","sec-8k"],
    "signal_subtypes": ["acquires","merges_with","acquisitionAnnounced",
      "acquisitionCompleted"],
    "limit": 20
  }'

Questions about SoftBank acquisitions

What companies has SoftBank acquired?
Recent reports name these companies: SP.LINKS (Jul 28, 2026, tradingkey.com). This page lists 1 reported deal in total. Reports include talks, proposals and bids that did not close, so check each source.
What was SoftBank's latest acquisition?
The newest reported deal on this page that names SoftBank: Jul 28, 2026: SoftBank Adds 21 Lenders to $40 Billion OpenAI Loan, Wins Preferred Bidder Status for SP.LINKS (tradingkey.com). Check the source for whether the deal closed.
What deals has SoftBank been linked to?
This page lists 1 reported deal. The newest: Jul 28, 2026: SoftBank Adds 21 Lenders to $40 Billion OpenAI Loan, Wins Preferred Bidder Status for SP.LINKS (tradingkey.com).

Source. News reports and SEC 8-K filings about acquisitions and mergers.

Method. Stories about the same deal within 14 days merge into one row. Deal values show only when the source states them in USD.

Data as of .

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