SoftBank's OpenAI-related debt in focus as another strong quarter expectedSoftBank anticipates a strong quarterly profit, largely driven by its significant investment in OpenAI, whose valuation has surged. However...
12 May, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
SoftBank seeks $10 billion margin loan backed by OpenAI shares: BloombergSoftBank is reportedly seeking a massive $10 billion loan, leveraging its stake in ChatGPT's creator, OpenAI. This move signals the Japanes...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
SoftBank seeks $10 billion margin loan backed by OpenAI shares: ReportSoftBank Group is seeking a substantial $10 billion loan. This loan is backed by its shares in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The move signals SoftB...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
SoftBank lenders ask more banks to join $40 billion OpenAI loanSoftBank is seeking additional banks to join a $40 billion loan backing its OpenAI investment, a significant test of investor confidence in...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
SoftBank seeks up to $40 billion loan to finance OpenAI investmentSoftBank is seeking up to $40 billion in loans, mainly to back its $30 billion investment in OpenAI. The Japanese firm has sold assets, inc...
06 Mar, 2026, 10.21 AM IST
InMobi founders buy back $250 million stake from SoftBank; company valued at around $1 billionSoftBank which had invested around $200-220 million in the company is expected to get $250 million via this deal, people in the know said. ...
04 Dec, 2025, 09.40 PM IST
Moody’s revises up SoftBank outlook to stable after Arm IPOSoftBank, which floated a little less than 10% of Arm shares in the IPO, had ¥6.7 trillion ($45 billion) in cash and cash equivalents as of...
20 Nov, 2023, 06.50 PM IST
SoftBank exploring offering credit funds to tech startupsSoftBank Investment Advisers, which manages two Vision Funds, is exploring launching a private credit strategy that provides debt or debt-l...
23 May, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
Amid Share price Instability, SoftBank's Alibaba shareholding is under focusMany of the conglomerate's technology firms have dropped in value in the last year.
26 Mar, 2022, 09.36 PM IST
SoftBank plans $3.7 billion bond sale after record profitMasayoshi Son’s technology investment giant has seen a sharp upturn in fortunes over the past twelve months
19 May, 2021, 02.42 PM IST
Masa Son unveils a $41 billion asset sale to silence his criticsSon is trying to salvage his reputation as one of the world’s foremost tech investors, a name based largely on a prescient early bet on Ali...
24 Mar, 2020, 09.05 AM IST
Son’s empire wobbles as credit rout hits SoftBank debt loadThe company is more vulnerable because of missteps at the Vision Fund, the $100 billion investment vehicle that Son set up to become the ne...
19 Mar, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
SoftBank CEO faces tougher questions in US after market plungeThe Vision Fund is recovering from a series of stumbles. WeWork’s plan to go public last year imploded, forcing SoftBank to arrange a rescu...
03 Mar, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
After WeWork, the market is concerned about SoftBank's massive debt load againSeparate news also fueled concern about the value of the investment portfolio at billionaire Masayoshi Son’s firm, which could also impact ...
26 Oct, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
One neat trick turns WeWork into a winnerAs part of the package, SoftBank’s Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure will become executive chairman of WeWork’s board. The board will ...
24 Oct, 2019, 09.25 AM IST
SoftBank eyes WeWork rescue valuation below $8 billionThe bank has been sharing its proposal with about 100 investors as it tries to line up support for what would be one of the riskiest debt o...
19 Oct, 2019, 11.23 AM IST
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son unlikely to lose sleep over lower ratings: GadflyIn Japan, where interest rates are negative and there are very few high-yield issuers, capital markets will probably continue to welcome th...
05 Sep, 2016, 02.04 PM IST