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SoftBank Seeks Over $11 Billion in Junk Bond Deal for OpenAI Bet

Bloomberg Markets Monday 21 September 2026, 01:29 UTC By Janice Huang and Harry Suhartono 1 min read
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SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking the equivalent of more than $11 billion in what would be one of the biggest junk bond deals ever, people familiar with the matter said Monday, as billionaire Masayoshi Son’s conglomerate ramps up its investments in ChatGPT creator OpenAI.

SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking the equivalent of more than $11 billion in what would be one of the biggest junk bond deals ever, people familiar with the matter said Monday, as billionaire Masayoshi Son’s conglomerate ramps up its investments in ChatGPT creator OpenAI.
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