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Japan Times — SoftBank Launches $10B of Notes Plus €1B to Fund an OpenAI Tranche

SoftBank Group is seeking over $11 billion in junk bonds, including $10 billion in dollar securities and 1 billion euros in euro notes, to fund a follow-on investment in OpenAI. The financing represents one of the largest debt-fueled bets on artificial intelligence as the conglomerate deepens its commitment to the ChatGPT creator.

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SoftBank Group is seeking over $11 billion in junk bonds, including $10 billion in dollar securities and 1 billion euros in euro notes, to fund a follow-on investment in OpenAI. The financing represents one of the largest debt-fueled bets on artificial intelligence as the conglomerate deepens its commitment to the ChatGPT creator.

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softbank · openai · junk-bonds · investment · artificial-intelligence · debt-financing

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SoftBank Group (organization, 0.99) · OpenAI (organization, 0.99) · Masayoshi Son (person, 0.99) · ChatGPT (technology, 0.98) · artificial-intelligence (concept, 0.97) · Tokyo (location, 0.95)

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