Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group is in talks with multiple lenders for a record $40 billion loan, largely aimed at financing its investment in artificial intelligence leader OpenAI, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources. The company aims to invest $30 billion in OpenAI, over the $30 billion already infused. OpenAI now represents SoftBank's largest holding outside of Arm Holdings (90% stake), while its funding of other businesses slows down. Apart from the ChatGPT maker, SoftBank and OpenAI have jointly invested $1 billion in data centre infrastructure company SB Energy. Chen added, “SoftBank needs to raise as much as $40 billion this year.

Source: Mint March 06, 2026 11:23 UTC