SoftBank Seeks $10 Billion Loan to Refinance OpenAI Stake

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    "title": "SoftBank Seeks $10 Billion Loan to Refinance OpenAI Stake - PYMNTS.com",
    "excerpt": "SoftBank Group is seeking a $10 billion loan to help refinance debt used for its investment in OpenAI, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 28), citing unnamed sources. The proceeds of the loan could help repay a $40 billion bridge loan SoftBank secured for its OpenAI investments, according to the report. SoftBank is also preparing a potential bond sale of up to $20 billion, the report said. Earlier this month, SoftBank secured a $10 billion loan backed by its stake in OpenAI, per the report. SoftBank did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment. We’d love to be your preferred source for news . Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! SoftBank said in an earnings results presentation released Aug. 6 that it has made $20 billion in follow-on investments in OpenAI in fiscal year 2026 and plans to complete a third tranche on Oct. 1, bringing its total investment in the AI startup to $64.6 billion and its ownership stake to about 13%. PYMNTS reported in May that SoftBank’s initial investment in OpenAI came in 2024, when the artificial intelligence startup was valued at $150 billion. By April, OpenAI’s valuation had ballooned to $852 billion. When SoftBank announced in December 2025 that it had completed an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI, which brought its ownership interest at the time to 11%...",
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