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SoftBank plans record $6.3 billion retail bond sale in Japan
- SoftBank Group plans a record 1 trillion yen retail bond sale in Japan to fund OpenAI investment commitments, with 7-year bonds expected to be priced on Sept. 4.
- The company has committed more than $60 billion to investments in the ChatGPT developer, recently cutting its fundraising target for a margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake to about $6 billion from $10 billion.
- Banks are reluctant to take on the risk due to weak deposit growth and the 7-year duration, leaving the deal dependent on retail investors, according to Yuuki Fukumoto of NLI Research Institute.
- S&P Global Ratings revised SoftBank's outlook to stable from negative in July, though it maintains a BB+ rating; this is the firm's third retail bond sale this year.
- A shortfall above $20 billion remains after this issue, according to Bloomberg Intelligence's Sharon Chen, while global tech giants have committed nearly $2.4 trillion to AI-related spending.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Joo Jong-guk = Japan's SoftBank Group, led by Chairman Masayoshi Son, plans to issue bonds worth 1 trillion yen (approximately 8.7 trillion won) to retail investors...
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Times of IndiaSoftBank plans $6.29 billion corporate bond issuance amid AI fundraising boom
SoftBank is gearing up for a historic bond issuance aimed at securing funding for its robust investments in artificial intelligence. This ambitious seven-year corporate bond aims to raise a staggering one trillion yen from individual investors. With a provisional coupon rate established, this marks SoftBank's largest issuance to date, as companies throughout Asia also ramp up spending to enhance their AI infrastructure. Final terms are anticipat…
·Mumbai, India
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