SoftBank plans $6.29 billion corporate bond issuance amid AI fundraising boom

Japan's SoftBank ​Group said on Monday ​it plans to issue ​1 trillion yen ($6.29 billion) of seven-year corporate bonds aimed at individual investors. The technology ‌investor ⁠set a ⁠provisional coupon range between 4.3% and ​4.9% for the bonds, according to a ​regulatory filing.

SoftBank has been ramping up spending on artificial intelligence-related ​investments, financing the ⁠push through borrowings, ‌bond sales and ​asset disposals, ​including sales of holdings ⁠in Nvidia and T-Mobile. Companies across Asia ​are stepping up investment in ​AI infrastructure. Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing company Alibaba launched a $10.2 billion share placement on Sunday to invest in its "full ‌stack" AI capabilities. The issuance is SoftBank's largest ever and ​nearly ​twice the size ⁠of its previous record - a 600 billion yen offering issued in April 2025.

SoftBank ​is expected to announce the final terms of the bond issuance on September 4.


($1 = 158.9000 yen) (Reporting by Hina Suzuki; Editing by Rashmi Aich)